私の祖母は田舎に住んでいる。

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私の祖母は田舎に住んでいる。

English Translation

My grandmother lives in the country.

Furigana

私(わたし)の祖母(そぼ)は田舎(いなか)に住(す)んでいる。

Romanji

Watashi no sobo wa inaka ni sundeiru.

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

祖母 (そぼ、ばば、おおば、おば、うば)

grandmother

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