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Zach

彼は長野県のある小さな町の出身です。

Sentence Analyzer

長野県 ある 小さな 出身 です

English Translation

He is from some small town in Nagano.

Furigana

(かれ)長野県(ながのけん)のある(ちい)さな(まち)出身(しゅっしん)です。

Romanji

Kare wa Naganoken no aru chiisana machi no shusshin desu.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
長野県 (ながのけん)
Nagano prefecture (Chuubu area)
()
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
有る (ある)
to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
小さな (ちいさな)
small; little; tiny
(まち、ちょう)
town; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
出身 (しゅっしん)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
です (です)
be; is

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: チョウ、 なが.い、 おさ
Meanings: long, leader, superior, senior
Readings: ヤ、 ショ、 の、 の-
Meanings: plains, field, rustic, civilian life
Readings: ケン、 か.ける
Meaning: prefecture
Readings: ショウ、 ちい.さい、 こ-、 お-、 さ-
Meanings: little, small
Readings: チョウ、 まち
Meanings: town, village, block, street
Readings: シュツ、 スイ、 で.る、 -で、 だ.す、 -だ.す、 い.でる、 い.だす
Meanings: exit, leave, go out, come out, put out, protrude
Readings: シン、 み
Meanings: somebody, person, one's station in life