私たちは駅の近くに住んでいます。
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English Translation
We live close to the station.
Furigana
Romanji
Watashitachi wa eki no chikaku ni sundeimasu.
Words
私たち
(わたしたち、わたくしたち)
we; us
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
駅
(えき)
station
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
近く
(ちかく)
near; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity; nearly (i.e. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
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