父は４８歳だが、年の割には若く見える。

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父は４８歳だが、年の割には若く見える。

English Translation

My father is 48, but he looks young for his age.

Furigana

父(ちち)は４８歳(さい)だが、年(とし)の割(わり)には若(わか)く見(み)える。

Romanji

Chichi wa yon hachi sai da ga, toshi no wari ni wa wakaku mieru.

Words

父 (ちち、とと、ちゃん、てて、かぞ、かそ、しし、あて)

father

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

四 (し、よん、よ)

four

八 (はち、や)

eight

歳 (さい)

-years-old; ability; gift; talent; aptitude; genius

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

が (が)

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

年 (とし)

year; many years; age; past one's prime; old age

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

割 (わり)

rate; ratio; proportion; percentage; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match; schedule of matches; diluted with (of drinks); mixed with

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

若い (わかい)

young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small

見える (まみえる)

to have an audience; to meet; to see; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)