彼の家は貧しく、貧しい人々はあまり音楽を聞かなかったのです。

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English Translation

His family was poor, and poor people did not often hear music.

Furigana

彼(かれ)の家(いえ)は貧(まず)しく、貧(まず)しい人々(ひとびと)はあまり音楽(おんがく)を聞(き)かなかったのです。

Romanji

Kare no ie wa mazushiku, mazushii hitobito wa amari ongaku o kikanakatta no desu.

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

家 (いえ)

house; residence; dwelling; family; household; lineage; family name

は (は)

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

貧しい (まずしい)

poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty; skimpy; slight; inadequate

人々 (ひとびと、にんにん)

each person; people; men and women; everybody

余り (あまり、あんまり)

remainder; rest; balance; remains; scraps; residue; remnant; not very (with negative sentence); not much; surplus; excess; fullness; too much; more than; over

音楽 (おんがく)

music; musical movement

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.

聞く (きく)

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to query; to learn of; to hear about; to follow (advice); to comply with; to smell (esp. incense); to sample fragrance

です (です)

be; is