去年の夏に私が訪れた村は長野県の小さな村だった。

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English Translation

The village which I visited last summer was a small one in Nagano Prefecture.

Furigana

去年(きょねん)の夏(なつ)に私(わたし)が訪(おとず)れた村(むら)は長野県(ながのけん)の小(ちい)さな村(むら)だった。

Romanji

Kyonen no natsu ni watashi ga otozureta mura wa Naganoken no chiisana mura datta.

Words

去年 (きょねん、こぞ)

last year

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

夏 (なつ)

summer

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

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

が (が)

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

訪れる (おとずれる、おとづれる)

to visit; to call on; to arrive; to come; to appear

村 (むら)

village

は (は)

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

長野県 (ながのけん)

Nagano prefecture (Chuubu area)