あの商人は絹織物を商う。

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あの商人は絹織物を商う。

English Translation

The merchant deals in silk goods.

Furigana

あの商人(しょうにん)は絹織物(きぬおりもの)を商(あきな)う。

Romanji

Ano shōnin wa kinuorimono o akinau.

Words

彼の (あの、かの)

that (someone or something distant from both speaker and listener, or situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener)

商人 (しょうにん、あきんど、あきうど、あきゅうど、あきびと)

trader; shopkeeper; merchant

は (は)

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

絹織物 (きぬおりもの)

silk goods

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

商う (あきなう)

to trade in (commercial goods); to deal in; to sell