彼らには子供が一人しかいなかった。

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彼らには子供が一人しかいなかった。

English Translation

They had only one child.

Furigana

彼(かれ)らには子供(こども)が一(いち)人(にん)しかいなかった。

Romanji

Karera ni wa kodomo ga ichi nin shika inakatta.

Words

彼ら (かれら)

they (usually male); them

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

は (は)

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

子供 (こども)

child; children

が (が)

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

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

人 (じん)

-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); indicates nationality, race, origin, etc.; -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; indicates expertise (in a certain field); (usu. in compound words) man; person; people

しか (しか)

only; nothing but

要る (いる)

to need; to want