数年前には東京に住んでいたが、今は京都に住んでいる。

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English Translation

I lived in Tokyo a few years ago, but now I live in Kyoto.

Furigana

数(すう)年(ねん)前(まえ)には東京(とうきょう)に住(す)んでいたが、今(いま)は京都(きょうと)に住(す)んでいる。

Romanji

Sū nen mae ni wa Tōkyō ni sundeita ga, ima wa Kyōto ni sundeiru.

Words

年 (とし)

year; many years; age; past one's prime; old age

前 (まえ)

ago; before (some event); previously; (minutes) to (the hour); in front (of); before (e.g. the house); head (of a line); front (e.g. of a bus); fore part; in the presence of; helping; portion; privates; private parts

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

東京 (とうきょう)

Tokyo

住む (すむ)

to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide

が (が)

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

今 (いま)

now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately; (one) more

京都 (きょうと)

Kyoto