列車の旅は減る傾向にある。

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列車の旅は減る傾向にある。

English Translation

Travel by train has been on the decrease.

Furigana

列車(れっしゃ)の旅(たび)は減(へ)る傾向(けいこう)にある。

Romanji

Ressha no tabi wa heru keikō ni aru.

Words

列車 (れっしゃ)

train (ordinary)

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

旅 (たび)

travel; trip; journey

は (は)

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

減る (へる)

to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate

傾向 (けいこう)

tendency; trend; inclination

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

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