ふたりのうち、姉のほうは大学に在学中である。

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English Translation

The older of the two daughters is in college.

Furigana

ふたりのうち、姉(あね)のほうは大学(だいがく)に在学中(ざいがくちゅう)である。

Romanji

Futari no uchi, ane no hō wa daigaku ni zaigakuchū 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

家 (うち、ち)

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

姉 (あね)

older sister; elder sister

切っ先 (きっさき、ほう)

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

は (は)

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

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 ...