彼らは１２人の子持ちです。

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彼らは１２人の子持ちです。

English Translation

They have twelve children.

Furigana

彼(かれ)らは１２人(にん)の子持(こも)ちです。

Romanji

Karera wa ichi ni nin no komochi desu.

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

一 (いち)

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

二 (に、ふた、ふ、ふう)

two

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

子持ち (こもち)

parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)

です (です)

be; is