その作家は若い頃、ドイツの大学で学んだと言われている。

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その作家は若い頃、どいつの大学で学んだと言われている。

English Translation

The writer is said to have studied at a university in Germany when young.

Furigana

その作家(さっか)は若(わか)い頃(ころ)、ドイツの大学(だいがく)で学(まな)んだと言(い)われている。

Romanji

Sono sakka wa wakai koro, Doitsu no daigaku de mananda to iwareteiru.

Words

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

作家 (さっか)

author; writer; novelist; artist

は (は)

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

若い (わかい)

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

頃 (ころ、ごろ)

(approximate) time; around; about; toward; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season

独逸 (ドイツ)

Germany

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

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

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

学ぶ (まなぶ)

to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in

と (と)

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

言う (いう、ゆう)

to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise