私達の大学は東京の郊外にある。

Sentence Analyzer

私達の大学は東京の郊外にある。

English Translation

Our university is in the suburbs of Tokyo.

Furigana

私達(わたしたち)の大学(だいがく)は東京(とうきょう)の郊外(こうがい)にある。

Romanji

Watashitachi no daigaku wa Tōkyō no kōgai ni aru.

Words

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

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

大学 (だいがく)

post-secondary education institution, incl. university, college, etc.; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning - one of the Four Books

は (は)

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

東京 (とうきょう)

Tokyo

郊外 (こうがい)

suburb; outskirts

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

有る (ある)

to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about