私の兄は、小さな村に住んでいます。
Sentence Analyzer
English Translation
My brother lives in a small village.
Furigana
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