私の兄は、小さな村に住んでいます。

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私の兄は、小さな村に住んでいます。

English Translation

My brother lives in a small village.

Furigana

私(わたし)の兄(あに)は、小(ちい)さな村(むら)に住(す)んでいます。

Romanji

Watashi no ani wa, chiisana mura 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

兄 (あに)

elder brother; older brother

は (は)

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

小さな (ちいさな)

small; little; tiny

村 (むら)

village

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