彼女の兄が帰国するまで結婚式は延期されることに決まった。

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English Translation

They had decided to put the wedding off until her brother came home from abroad.

Furigana

彼女(かのじょ)の兄(あに)が帰国(きこく)するまで結婚式(けっこんしき)は延期(えんき)されることに決(き)まった。

Romanji

Kanojo no ani ga kikokusuru made kekkonshiki wa enkisareru koto ni kimatta.

Words

彼女 (かのじょ)

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

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

兄 (あに)

elder brother; older brother

が (が)

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

帰国 (きこく)

return to one's country

迄 (まで)

until (a time); till; to; up to; to (a place); as far as; to (an extent); up to; so far as; even; only; merely

結婚式 (けっこんしき)

marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials

は (は)

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

延期 (えんき)

postponement; adjournment

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

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

決まる (きまる)

to be decided; to be settled; to look good in (clothes)