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おとうさんとおっかさんは30年前に結婚したんだ。

Sentence Analyzer

おとうさん おっかさん 結婚した

English Translation

She and I have been married 30 years.

Furigana

おとうさんとおっかさんは30(ねん)(まえ)結婚(けっこん)したんだ。

Romanji

Otōsan to okkasan wa san zero nen mae ni kekkonshita n da.

Words

お父さん (おとうさん、おとっさん)
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy; dada
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
御っ母さん (おっかさん)
mother (term commonly used until the end of the Meiji period); mom; mum; mama
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(さん、み)
three; tri-
(まる)
circle (sometimes used for zero); 'correct' (when marking); symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); period; full stop; maru mark; semivoiced sound; p-sound
(とし)
year; many years; age; past one's prime; old age
(まえ)
ago; before (some event); previously; (minutes) to (the hour); in front (of); before (e.g. the house); head (of a line); front (e.g. of a bus); fore part; in the presence of; helping; portion; privates; private parts
()
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
結婚 (けっこん)
marriage
()
yes; yeah; uh huh; negative verb ending used in informal speech (abbr. of negative verb ending "nu"); abbr. of particle "no"; abbr. of particle "ni" (used especially when it precedes the verb "naru")
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: ネン、 とし
Meanings: year, counter for years
Readings: ゼン、 まえ、 -まえ
Meanings: in front, before
Readings: ケツ、 ケチ、 むす.ぶ、 ゆ.う、 ゆ.わえる
Meanings: tie, bind, contract, join, organize, do up hair, fasten
Reading: コン
Meaning: marriage