今日、西ヨーロッパの７人に１人は老人です。
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English Translation
Today, one of every seven people in Western Europe is classified as elderly.
Furigana
Romanji
Kyō, nishi Yo-Roppa no nana nin ni ichi nin wa rōjin desu.
Words
今日
(きょう、こんにち、こんち、こんじつ)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
西
(にし)
west
欧羅巴
(ヨーロッパ)
Europe
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
七
(しち、なな、な)
seven; hepta-
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
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
一
(いち)
one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
老人
(ろうじん)
the aged; old person
です
(です)
be; is