その丘の中腹に家が一軒あった。

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その丘の中腹に家が一軒あった。

English Translation

There was a cottage on the side of the hill.

Furigana

その丘(おか)の中腹(ちゅうふく)に家(いえ)が一(いち)軒(けん)あった。

Romanji

Sono oka no chūfuku ni ie ga ichi ken atta.

Words

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

丘 (おか)

hill; height; knoll; rising ground; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game

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

中腹 (ちゅうふく)

mountain side; halfway up

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

家 (いえ)

house; residence; dwelling; family; household; lineage; family name

が (が)

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

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

軒 (けん)

counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.

有る (ある)

to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about