鯉や鱒のような魚は淡水に住んでいる。

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鯉や鱒のような魚は淡水に住んでいる。

English Translation

Such fishes as carp and trout live in fresh water.

Furigana

鯉(こい)や鱒(ます)のような魚(さかな)は淡水(たんすい)に住(す)んでいる。

Romanji

Koi ya masu no yōna sakana wa tansui ni sundeiru.

Words

鯉 (こい、コイ)

common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp

や (や)

such things as (non-exhaustive list related to a specific time and place); and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; punctuational exclamation in haiku, renga, etc.; interjection expressing surprise; hi; plain copula; yes; what?; indicates a question

鱒 (ます、マス)

trout; sea trout

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

様だ (ようだ)

(usu. at sentence-end) seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; indicates hope, wish, request or mild command

魚 (さかな、うお)

fish

は (は)

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

淡水 (たんすい)

fresh water (i.e. not salt water)

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

住む (すむ)

to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide