東京では、段ボールが家という人もいる。
Sentence Analyzer
English Translation
For some people, home is a cardboard carton in Tokyo.
Furigana
Romanji
Tōkyō de wa, danbo-ru ga ie toiu hito mo iru.
Words
東京
(とうきょう)
Tokyo
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.
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
段ボール
(だんボール、ダンボール)
(corrugated) cardboard
が
(が)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
家
(いえ)
house; residence; dwelling; family; household; lineage; family name
と言う
(という、とゆう)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X
人
(ひと、ヒト)
man; person; human being; mankind; people; human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species; character; personality; man of talent; true man; another person; other people; others; adult
も
(も)
too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other
要る
(いる)
to need; to want