マリコの両親は、彼女がアメリカ人と結婚することに強く反対している。

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マリコの両親は、彼女があめりか人と結婚することに強く反対している。

English Translation

Mariko's parents are strongly opposed to her marrying an American.

Furigana

マリコの両親(りょうしん)は、彼女(かのじょ)がアメリカ人(じん)と結婚(けっこん)することに強(つよ)く反対(はんたい)している。

Romanji

Mariko no ryōshin wa, kanojo ga Amerikajin to kekkonsuru koto ni tsuyoku hantaishiteiru.

Words

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

両親 (りょうしん、ふたおや)

parents; both parents

は (は)

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

彼女 (かのじょ)

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

が (が)

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

アメリカ人 (アメリカじん)

American person

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

結婚 (けっこん)

marriage

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

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

強い (つよい)

strong; powerful; mighty; potent; resistant; resilient; durable

反対 (はんたい)

opposition; resistance; antagonism; hostility; objection; dissension; reverse; opposite; vice versa; contrast