彼らはしばしば東京の生活費について文句を言う。

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English Translation

They often complain about the cost of living in Tokyo.

Furigana

彼(かれ)らはしばしば東京(とうきょう)の生活費(せいかつひ)について文句(もんく)を言(い)う。

Romanji

Karera wa shibashiba Tōkyō no seikatsuhi nitsuite monku o iu.

Words

彼ら (かれら)

they (usually male); them

は (は)

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

しばしば (しばしば、シバシバ、しぱしぱ、シパシパ)

(blinking) repeatedly

東京 (とうきょう)

Tokyo

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

生活費 (せいかつひ)

living expenses

に就いて (について)

concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every

文句 (もんく)

complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression

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.

言う (いう、ゆう)

to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise