今では学校の近くのほとんどの店が土曜は休みだ。

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English Translation

Most shops near the school are closed on Saturdays now.

Furigana

今(いま)では学校(がっこう)の近(ちか)くのほとんどの店(みせ)が土曜(どよう)は休(やす)みだ。

Romanji

Ima de wa gakkō no chikaku no hotondo no mise ga doyō wa yasumi da.

Words

今 (いま)

now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately; (one) more

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

は (は)

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

学校 (がっこう)

school

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

殆ど (ほとんど)

mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but; just about; almost

店 (みせ)

store; shop; establishment; restaurant

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

土曜 (どよう)

Saturday

休み (やすみ)

rest; recess; respite; vacation; holiday; absence; suspension; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)