彼女の４人の姉妹のうち１人は他界したが、ほかは健在だ。

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English Translation

One of her four sisters has passed away but the others are still with us.

Furigana

彼女(かのじょ)の４人(にん)の姉妹(しまい)のうち１人(にん)は他界(たかい)したが、ほかは健在(けんざい)だ。

Romanji

Kanojo no yon nin no shimai no uchi ichi nin wa takaishita ga, hoka wa kenzai da.

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

四 (し、よん、よ)

four

人 (じん)

-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); indicates nationality, race, origin, etc.; -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; indicates expertise (in a certain field); (usu. in compound words) man; person; people

姉妹 (しまい、きょうだい)

sisters

家 (うち、ち)

house; home (one's own); (one's) family; (one's) household

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

は (は)

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

他界 (たかい)

death; the next world; to pass away; to die

が (が)

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

他 (ほか)

other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but; nothing apart from; nothing aside from; no choice (but to); besides...; in addition to...

健在 (けんざい)

in good health; well; going strong

だ (だ)

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