彼は都会よりいなかの方が好きだ。
Sentence Analyzer
English Translation
He prefers the country to the town.
Furigana
Romanji
Kare wa tokai yori inaka no hō ga suki da.
Words
彼
(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
都会
(とかい)
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
より
(より)
than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more
田舎
(いなか)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
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
方
(かた)
direction; way; person; lady; gentleman; method of; manner of; way of; care of ..; person in charge of ..; side (e.g. "on my mother's side")
が
(が)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
好き
(すき)
liking; fondness; love
だ
(だ)
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
Kanji
Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ト、 ツ、 みやこ
Meanings: metropolis, capital
Readings: カイ、 エ、 あ.う、 あ.わせる、 あつ.まる
Meanings: meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join
Readings: ホウ、 かた、 -かた、 -がた
Meanings: direction, person, alternative
Readings: コウ、 この.む、 す.く、 よ.い、 い.い
Meanings: fond, pleasing, like something