彼の車は小さくてほとんど場所を取らない。

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English Translation

His car is small and takes up little room.

Furigana

彼(かれ)の車(くるま)は小(ちい)さくてほとんど場所(ばしょ)を取(と)らない。

Romanji

Kare no kuruma wa chiisakute hotondo basho o toranai.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

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

車 (くるま)

car; automobile; vehicle; wheel

は (は)

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

小さい (ちいさい)

small; little; tiny

殆ど (ほとんど)

mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but; just about; almost

場所 (ばしょ)

place; location; spot; position; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament

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.

取る (とる)

to take; to pick up; to harvest; to earn; to win; to choose; to steal; to eat; to have (a meal); to remove (one's glasses, etc.); to compete (in sumo, cards, etc.); to play