ニューヨークの人口は東京よりも少ない。

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ニューヨークの人口は東京よりも少ない。

English Translation

The population of New York is smaller than that of Tokyo.

Furigana

ニューヨークの人口(じんこう)は東京(とうきょう)よりも少(すく)ない。

Romanji

Nyu-Yo-Ku no jinkō wa Tōkyō yori mo sukunai.

Words

紐育 (ニューヨーク)

New York (US state, city)

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

人口 (じんこう)

population; common talk

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

東京 (とうきょう)

Tokyo

より (より)

than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

少ない (すくない)

few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom