かなり大勢の学生がアメリカの風物に興味をもっている。

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English Translation

A good many people have an interest in things American.

Furigana

かなり大勢(たいせい)の学生(がくせい)がアメリカの風物(ふうぶつ)に興味(きょうみ)をもっている。

Romanji

Kanari taisei no gakusei ga Amerika no fūbutsu ni kyōmi o motteiru.

Words

可也 (かなり)

considerably; fairly; quite

大勢 (たいせい)

general trend; current thought

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

学生 (がくせい)

student (esp. a university student)

が (が)

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

亜米利加 (アメリカ)

America; United States of America

風物 (ふうぶつ)

natural features; scenery; things particular to a certain region or season; characteristic scenery and customs; scenes and manners

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

興味 (きょうみ)

interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)

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.

持つ (もつ)

to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry; to possess; to have; to own; to maintain; to keep; to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive; to take charge of; to be in charge of