その家は、彼が最近まで住んでいた別荘に比べれば小さく思えた。

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English Translation

It seemed that that house was small if it was compared with the cottage which he lived in even recently.

Furigana

その家(いえ)は、彼(かれ)が最近(さいきん)まで住(す)んでいた別荘(べっそう)に比(くら)べれば小(ちい)さく思(おも)えた。

Romanji

Sono ie wa, kare ga saikin made sundeita bessō ni kurabereba chiisaku omoeta.

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...

家 (いえ)

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

は (は)

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

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

が (が)

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

最近 (さいきん)

most recent; these days; right now; recently; nowadays

迄 (まで)

until (a time); till; to; up to; to (a place); as far as; to (an extent); up to; so far as; even; only; merely

住む (すむ)

to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide

別荘 (べっそう)

holiday house; villa

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

比べる (くらべる)

to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie

小さい (ちいさい)

small; little; tiny

思える (おもえる)

to seem; to appear likely