彼は村一番の金持ちだったそうだ。

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彼は村一番の金持ちだったそうだ。

English Translation

He is said to have been the richest man in the village.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は村(むら)一(いち)番(ばん)の金持(かねも)ちだったそうだ。

Romanji

Kare wa mura ichi ban no kanemochi datta sō da.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

村 (むら)

village

一 (いち)

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

番 (ばん)

number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; lookout; bout; match

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

金持ち (かねもち)

rich person

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

そう (そう)

so; really; seeming; appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of