奇妙にも、学生の数が毎年減ってきている。

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English Translation

Strangely, the number of students is decreasing each year.

Furigana

奇妙(きみょう)にも、学生(がくせい)の数(かず)が毎年(まいとし)減(へ)ってきている。

Romanji

Kimyō ni mo, gakusei no kazu ga maitoshi hettekiteiru.

Words

奇妙 (きみょう)

strange; queer; curious

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

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

学生 (がくせい)

student (esp. a university student)

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

が (が)

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

毎年 (まいとし、まいねん)

every year; yearly; annually

減る (へる)

to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate