四十歳になって初めて彼はドイツ語を学び始めた。

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四十歳になって初めて彼はどいつ語を学び始めた。

English Translation

It was not until he was forty that he began to study German.

Furigana

四(よん)十(じゅう)歳(さい)になって初(はじ)めて彼(かれ)はドイツ語(ご)を学(まな)び始(はじ)めた。

Romanji

Yon jū sai ni natte hajimete kare wa Doitsugo o manabihajimeta.

Words

四 (し、よん、よ)

four

十 (じゅう、とお、と)

ten

歳 (さい)

-years-old; ability; gift; talent; aptitude; genius

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

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...

初めて (はじめて)

for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

ドイツ語 (ドイツご)

German (language)

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.

学ぶ (まなぶ)

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