私たちの町はその川の東岸にある。

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私たちの町はその川の東岸にある。

English Translation

Our town is on the East Side of the river.

Furigana

私(わたし)たちの町(まち)はその川(かわ)の東岸(とうがん)にある。

Romanji

Watashitachi no machi wa sono kawa no Tōgan ni aru.

Words

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

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

町 (まち、ちょう)

town; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares

は (は)

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

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

川 (かわ、がわ)

river; stream; the .... river; (suffix used with the names of rivers)

東岸 (とうがん)

eastern coast; east bank

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

有る (ある)

to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about