退職後の家を建てようと、南フランスの丘のに小さな土地を買った。

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English Translation

I bought a small lot on the hillside in Southern France where I plan to build a retirement home.

Furigana

退職後(たいしょくご)の家(いえ)を建(た)てようと、南(みなみ)フランスの丘(おか)のに小(ちい)さな土地(とち)を買(か)った。

Romanji

Taishokugo no ie o tateyou to, minami Furansu no oka noni chiisana tochi o katta.

Words

退職後 (たいしょくご)

after retirement

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

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.

建てる (たてる)

to build; to construct

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

南 (みなみ)

south

仏蘭西 (フランス)

France

丘 (おか)

hill; height; knoll; rising ground; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game

のに (のに)

although; when; and yet; despite this; in spite of; even though; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless; for all that; notwithstanding that; while; if only; I wish; I tell you; you should do; in order to

小さな (ちいさな)

small; little; tiny

土地 (とち、どおじ、どじ、どち)

plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place

買う (かう)

to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke