残飯の屑は害虫の住処になる。

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残飯の屑は害虫の住処になる。

English Translation

Garbage harbors vermin.

Furigana

残飯(ざんぱん)の屑(くず)は害虫(がいちゅう)の住処(すみか)になる。

Romanji

Zanpan no kuzu wa gaichū no sumika ni naru.

Words

残飯 (ざんぱん)

food scraps; garbage

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

屑 (くず、クズ)

waste; scrap; garbage; dregs; chad

は (は)

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

害虫 (がいちゅう)

harmful insect; noxious insect; vermin; pest

住み処 (すみか、じゅうか)

dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat

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

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...