彼らの父親は、町で大きな靴屋を経営していました。

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English Translation

Their father had a large shoe shop in the town.

Furigana

彼(かれ)らの父親(ちちおや)は、町(まち)で大(おお)きな靴屋(くつや)を経営(けいえい)していました。

Romanji

Karera no chichioya wa, machi de ōkina kutsuya o keieishiteimashita.

Words

彼ら (かれら)

they (usually male); them

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

父親 (ちちおや)

father

は (は)

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

町 (まち、ちょう)

town; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

大きな (おおきな)

big; large; great

靴屋 (くつや)

shoemaker; shoe store

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.

経営 (けいえい)

management; administration