住めば都とはよく言ったものだ

N3 住 juu dwelling, living N4 都 to metropolis, capital, metropolitan area N5 よく yoku often / well

N4 住 juu, juu, chuu / su.mu, su.mau, -zu.mai dwell, reside, live N3 都 to, tsu / miyako metropolis, capital, all N4 言 gen, gon / i.u, koto say, word, dire

N3 〜ものだ mono da Indicates general truth common habit advice or nostalgic memory, attaches to verb adjective or noun, means it is common that or I remember that N4 〜ば ba Indicates a hypothetical condition, attaches to verb or adjective, means if it happens then N5 〜と to Indicates company, quotation, natural condition, complete list, or direct connection between elements N5 〜の no Indicates possession, relation between nouns, nominal explanation, or turns a verb into a noun phrase N5 〜も mo Means also, adds another similar item, often replaces particles such as wa ga or o N5 〜は wa Marks the topic of the sentence, indicates what the sentence is about, can contrast with another element, organizes main information N5 〜よ yo Sentence ending particle adding information to listener, emphasizes statement, expresses certainty or warning