木造の家は石造の家よりも燃えやすい。

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木造の家は石造の家よりも燃えやすい。

English Translation

A wooden house burns more easily than a stone house.

Furigana

木造(もくぞう)の家(いえ)は石造(せきぞう)の家(いえ)よりも燃(も)えやすい。

Romanji

Mokuzō no ie wa sekizō no ie yori mo moe yasui.

Words

木造 (もくぞう)

wooden; made of wood

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

は (は)

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

石造 (せきぞう)

stone-built

より (より)

than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more

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

燃える (もえる)

to burn; to get fired up

易い (やすい)

easy; likely to ..., have a tendency to ...; easy to ...