私の両親はいなかに住んでいます。

Sentence Analyzer

私 の 両親 は いなか に 住んでいます 。

English Translation

My parents live in the country.

Furigana

私(わたし)の両親(りょうしん)はいなかに住(す)んでいます。

Romanji

Watashi no ryōshin wa inaka ni sundeimasu.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

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

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

両親 (りょうしん、ふたおや)

parents; both parents

は (は)

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

田舎 (いなか)

rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

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

住む (すむ)

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

Kanji

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

両

Readings: リョウ、 てる、 ふたつ

Meanings: both, old Japanese coin, counter for carriages (e.g., in a train), two

親

Readings: シン、 おや、 おや-、 した.しい、 した.しむ

Meanings: parent, intimacy, relative, familiarity, dealer (cards)

住

Readings: ジュウ、 ヂュウ、 チュウ、 す.む、 す.まう、 -ず.まい

Meanings: dwell, reside, live, inhabit