学校の生徒はおとなにくらべて２倍も風邪をひく。

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English Translation

School children have colds twice as often as adult.

Furigana

学校(がっこう)の生徒(せいと)はおとなにくらべて２倍(ばい)も風邪(かぜ)をひく。

Romanji

Gakkō no seito wa otona ni kurabete ni bai mo kaze o hiku.

Words

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

生徒 (せいと)

pupil

は (は)

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

大人 (おとな、だいにん)

adult

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

比べる (くらべる)

to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie

二 (に、ふた、ふ、ふう)

two

倍 (ばい)

twice; double; times; -fold

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

風邪 (かぜ、ふうじゃ)

common cold; cold; influenza; flu; ague

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

轢く (ひく)

to run somebody over (with vehicle); to knock someone down