数年後、ヨーロッパ人たちは沿岸の植民地に住み着いた。

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English Translation

Years later, Europeans established colonies in the coastal areas.

Furigana

数(すう)年後(ねんご)、ヨーロッパ人(じん)たちは沿岸(えんがん)の植民地(しょくみんち)に住(す)み着(つ)いた。

Romanji

Sū nengo, Yo-Roppajintachi wa engan no shokuminchi ni sumitsuita.

Words

年後 (ねんご)

years later

は (は)

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

沿岸 (えんがん)

coast; shore; littoral

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

植民地 (しょくみんち)

colony; colonial

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

住み着く (すみつく)

to settle (in a place); to settle down