祖母は耳が遠い、つまり、耳が少し不自由なのだ。

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English Translation

My grandmother is hard of hearing. In other words she is slightly deaf.

Furigana

祖母(そぼ)は耳(みみ)が遠(とお)い、つまり、耳(みみ)が少(すこ)し不自由(ふじゆう)なのだ。

Romanji

Sobo wa mimi ga tōi, tsumari, mimi ga sukoshi fujiyūna no da.

Words

祖母 (そぼ、ばば、おおば、おば、うば)

grandmother

は (は)

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

耳 (みみ)

ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage

が (が)

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

遠い (とおい)

far; distant

詰まり (つまり)

that is to say; that is; in other words; I mean; in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run; when all is said and done; what it all comes down to; when you get right down to it; basically; clogging; obstruction; stuffing; (degree of) blockage; shrinkage; end; conclusion; dead end; corner; distress; being at the end of one's rope

少し (すこし)

small quantity; little; few; something; little while; short distance

不自由 (ふじゆう)

discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; destitution; disability; impairment (physical, mental, etc.)

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

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative