私は自転車に乗りたい。なぜなら学校から遠くに住んでいるからだ。

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English Translation

I want to ride a bicycle, because I live far from my school.

Furigana

私(わたし)は自転車(じてんしゃ)に乗(の)りたい。なぜなら学校(がっこう)から遠(とお)くに住(す)んでいるからだ。

Romanji

Watashi wa jitensha ni noritai. naze nara gakkō kara tōku ni sundeiru kara da.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

は (は)

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

自転車 (じてんしゃ、じでんしゃ)

bicycle

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

乗る (のる)

to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to board; to take; to embark; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to jump on; to sit on; to mount; to reach; to go over; to pass; to follow; to stay (on track); to go with (the times, etc.); to take part; to participate; to join; to get into the swing (and sing, dance, etc.); to be deceived; to be taken in; to be carried; to be spread; to be scattered; to stick; to attach; to take; to go on

何故 (なぜ、なにゆえ)

why; how

だ (だ)

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

学校 (がっこう)

school

から (から)

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since

遠く (とおく)

far away; distant; at a distance; distant place; by far

住む (すむ)

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