どうやら彼は長い間病気をしていたようです。
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English Translation
He seems to have been ill for a long time.
Furigana
どうやら彼 は長 い間 病気 をしていたようです。
Romanji
Dōyara kare wa nagai ma byōki o shiteita yō desu.
Words
どうやら
(どうやら)
it seems like; it appears that; somehow or other
彼
(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
長い
(ながい)
long (distance); long (time); lengthy
間
(ま)
space; room; time; pause
病気
(びょうき)
illness; disease; sickness
を
(を)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
為る
(する)
to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
様
(よう)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style; design; like; similar to; thing (thought or spoken)
です
(です)
be; is