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Breakdown of doitsu no kita ni aru chiisai machi ni sunde iru.
私watashi
I
はwa
topic particle
のno
possessive case particle
あるaru
to exist; to have; (used for non-living entities)
いるiru
to exist; to stay; to have (used for living beings)
にni
at; on; in; to; for [indirect object particle]
小さいchiisai
small
北kita
north
ドイツdoitsu
Germany
町machi
town
住むsumu
to live in, to reside
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