二人の少年の間には著しい違いがあった。

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二人の少年の間には著しい違いがあった。

English Translation

Striking differences existed between the two boys.

Furigana

二(に)人(にん)の少年(しょうねん)の間(ま)には著(いちじる)しい違(ちが)いがあった。

Romanji

Ni nin no shōnen no ma ni wa ichijirushii chigai ga atta.

Words

二 (に、ふた、ふ、ふう)

two

人 (じん)

-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); indicates nationality, race, origin, etc.; -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; indicates expertise (in a certain field); (usu. in compound words) man; person; people

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

少年 (しょうねん)

boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad

間 (ま)

space; room; time; pause

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

は (は)

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

著しい (いちじるしい)

striking; remarkable; considerable (used for good, bad, and neutral observations)

違い (ちがい)

difference; discrepancy

が (が)

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

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