家に帰るより、図書館で本を読んでいるほうがいいです。

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English Translation

I would rather sit reading in the library than go home.

Furigana

家(いえ)に帰(かえ)るより、図書館(としょかん)で本(ほん)を読(よ)んでいるほうがいいです。

Romanji

Ie ni kaeru yori, toshokan de hon o yondeiru hō ga ii desu.

Words

家 (いえ)

house; residence; dwelling; family; household; lineage; family name

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

帰る (かえる)

to return; to come home; to go home; to go back; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate

より (より)

than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more

図書館 (としょかん、ずしょかん)

library

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.

本 (ほん)

book; volume; script; this; present; main; head; real; regular; counter for long cylindrical things; counter for films, TV shows, etc.; counter for goals, home runs, etc.; counter for telephone calls

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.

読む (よむ)

to read; to count; to guess; to predict; to read (someone's thoughts); to see (e.g. into someone's heart); to divine

切っ先 (きっさき、ほう)

point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack

が (が)

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

いい (いい)

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable; sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared; profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial; OK

です (です)

be; is