私の学生は数が少ない。全部でたった５人だ。

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English Translation

My students are few in number, no more than five altogether.

Furigana

私(わたし)の学生(がくせい)は数(かず)が少(すく)ない。全部(ぜんぶ)でたった５人(にん)だ。

Romanji

Watashi no gakusei wa kazu ga sukunai. zenbu de tatta go nin da.

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

学生 (がくせい)

student (esp. a university student)

は (は)

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

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

少ない (すくない)

few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom

全部 (ぜんぶ)

all; entire; whole; altogether

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

たった (たった)

only; merely; but; no more than

五 (ご、いつ、い)

five

人 (じん)

-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); indicates nationality, race, origin, etc.; -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; indicates expertise (in a certain field); (usu. in compound words) man; person; people

だ (だ)

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