彼らはいま三人の子供がいる。

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彼ら は いま 三 人 の 子供 が いる 。

English Translation

Now they have three children.

Furigana

彼(かれ)らはいま三(さん)人(にん)の子供(こども)がいる。

Romanji

Karera wa ima san nin no kodomo ga iru.

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

居間 (いま)

living room (western style)

三 (さん、み)

three; tri-

人 (じん)

-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); indicates nationality, race, origin, etc.; -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; indicates expertise (in a certain field); (usu. in compound words) man; person; people

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

子供 (こども)

child; children

が (が)

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

居る (いる)

to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; (after the -te form of a verb) verb indicating continuing action or state (i.e. to be ..ing, to have been ..ing)

Kanji

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

三

Readings: サン、 ゾウ、 み、 み.つ、 みっ.つ

Meaning: three

人

Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と

Meaning: person

子

Readings: シ、 ス、 ツ、 こ、 -こ、 ね

Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac

供

Readings: キョウ、 ク、 クウ、 グ、 そな.える、 とも、 -ども

Meanings: submit, offer, present, serve (meal), accompany