彼の知人が田舎で雑貨屋を経営している。

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彼の知人が田舎で雑貨屋を経営している。

English Translation

His acquaintance runs a grocery in the country.

Furigana

彼(かれ)の知人(ちじん)が田舎(いなか)で雑貨屋(ざっかや)を経営(けいえい)している。

Romanji

Kare no chijin ga inaka de zakkaya o keieishiteiru.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

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

知人 (ちじん)

friend; acquaintance

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

田舎 (いなか)

rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

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.

雑貨屋 (ざっかや)

general 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