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Leurs parents habitent au Japon.

Leurs parents habitent au Japon.
Their parents live in Japan.
From Lesson 34:Prepositions for cities and countries (à, en, au, aux)·French

Questions & Answers about Leurs parents habitent au Japon.

Why do we use au before Japon instead of en?
Japon is a masculine country. In French, we use au (which is a combination of à and le) to mean in for masculine countries. If it were a feminine country, you would use en (like en France).
Why does Leurs have an s at the end?
Possessive words in French must match the thing being owned. Because parents is plural, you must use the plural form leurs. If they only had one parent, it would be the singular leur parent.
Is the -ent at the end of habitent pronounced?
No, the -ent ending on French verbs for the plural they form is completely silent. You pronounce habitent exactly the same as the singular form habite.
If I wanted to say they live in Tokyo, would I still use au?
No, you use à for cities. So to say they live in Tokyo, you would say à Tokyo. The word au is used here because Japan is a masculine country.

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