市の中心地に新しい博物館が建造されつつある。

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English Translation

A new museum is being built in the center of the city.

Furigana

市(し)の中心地(ちゅうしんち)に新(あたら)しい博物館(はくぶつかん)が建造(けんぞう)されつつある。

Romanji

Shi no chūshinchi ni atarashii hakubutsukan ga kenzōsare tsutsu aru.

Words

市 (し)

city

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

中心地 (ちゅうしんち)

center; centre; metropolis

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

新しい (あたらしい)

new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date; modern

博物館 (はくぶつかん)

museum

が (が)

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

建造 (けんぞう)

building; construction

つつ (つつ)

while; even though; despite

有る (ある)

to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about