彼は九州の小さな村に住んでいる。

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彼は九州の小さな村に住んでいる。

English Translation

He lives in a small village in Kyushu.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は九州(きゅうしゅう)の小(ちい)さな村(むら)に住(す)んでいる。

Romanji

Kare wa Kyūshū no chiisana mura ni sundeiru.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

九州 (きゅうしゅう)

Kyushu (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)

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

小さな (ちいさな)

small; little; tiny

村 (むら)

village

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

住む (すむ)

to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide