どんなに小さくてもいいから自分の部屋がもてればいいのだが。

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English Translation

I'd rather have a room of my own, however small it may be.

Furigana

どんなに小(ちい)さくてもいいから自分(じぶん)の部屋(へや)がもてればいいのだが。

Romanji

Donnani chiisakute mo ii kara jibun no heya ga motereba ii no da ga.

Words

どんなに (どんなに)

how; how much

小さい (ちいさい)

small; little; tiny

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

いい (いい)

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable; sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared; profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial; OK

から (から)

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since

自分 (じぶん)

myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself; I; me; you

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

部屋 (へや)

room; apartment; flat; pad; chamber; stable

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

持てる (もてる)

to be able to possess (hold, get, etc.); to be well liked; to be popular; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed; to endure (the tests of time, the elements, etc.); to last; possessed; possessing riches; having wealth

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative