ふたりの娘のうち、姉のはほうは大学に在籍中である。

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English Translation

The older of the two daughters is in college.

Furigana

ふたりの娘(むすめ)のうち、姉(あね)のはほうは大学(だいがく)に在籍中(ざいせきちゅう)である。

Romanji

Futari no musume no uchi, ane no wa hō wa daigaku ni zaisekichū de aru.

Words

二人 (ふたり、ににん)

two persons; two people; pair; couple

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

娘 (むすめ)

(my) daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

家 (うち、ち)

house; home (one's own); (one's) family; (one's) household

姉 (あね)

older sister; elder sister

は (は)

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

切っ先 (きっさき、ほう)

point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack

大学 (だいがく)

post-secondary education institution, incl. university, college, etc.; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning - one of the Four Books

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

だ (だ)

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

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...