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その 子供たち は 公園 で ブランコ に 乗って います。sono kodomotachi wa kouen de buranko ni notte imasu.
Meaning
Those children are riding the swings in the park.
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Breakdown of sono kodomotachi wa kouen de buranko ni notte imasu.
はwa
topic particle
子供kodomo
child
にni
destination particle
でde
location particle
Questions & Answers about sono kodomotachi wa kouen de buranko ni notte imasu.
How is this sentence read aloud?
A natural reading is:
その こどもたち は こうえん で ブランコ に のって います。
In normal writing, it would usually appear without spaces:
その子供たちは公園でブランコに乗っています。
What does その mean here?
その means that or those, depending on the noun that follows.
So:
- その子供 = that child
- その子供たち = those children
In context, その often points to something already mentioned, or something near the listener. In English, it may sometimes sound more natural as the, even though the Japanese literally has that/those.
Why is it 子供たち instead of just 子供?
