私がメアリーを好きなのは、彼女の強い性格だ。

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English Translation

What I like about Mary is her strong character.

Furigana

私(わたし)がメアリーを好(す)きなのは、彼女(かのじょ)の強(つよ)い性格(せいかく)だ。

Romanji

Watashi ga Meari- o sukina no wa, kanojo no tsuyoi seikaku da.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

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.

好き (すき)

liking; fondness; love

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

は (は)

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

彼女 (かのじょ)

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

強い (つよい)

strong; powerful; mighty; potent; resistant; resilient; durable

性格 (せいかく)

character; personality; disposition; nature

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative