田舎の道路は、都会ほど混雑しません。

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田舎の道路は、都会ほど混雑しません。

English Translation

The roads out in the country are not so busy as in the city.

Furigana

田舎(いなか)の道路(どうろ)は、都会(とかい)ほど混雑(こんざつ)しません。

Romanji

Inaka no dōro wa, tokai hodo konzatsushimasen.

Words

田舎 (いなか)

rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

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

道路 (どうろ)

road; highway

は (は)

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

都会 (とかい)

city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly

程 (ほど)

degree; extent; bounds; limit; indicates approx. amount or maximum; upper limit

混雑 (こんざつ)

congestion; crush; crowding; jam; confusion; disorder