私たちの学校は、川の真向かいにあります。

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English Translation

Our school is right across the river.

Furigana

私(わたし)たちの学校(がっこう)は、川(かわ)の真向(まむ)かいにあります。

Romanji

Watashitachi no gakkō wa, kawa no mamukai ni arimasu.

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

学校 (がっこう)

school

は (は)

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

川 (かわ、がわ)

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

真向かい (まむかい)

face to face; facing; straight ahead; just in front of; directly opposite

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