彼女には３人の息子がいたが、その３人の息子は船乗りになった。

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English Translation

She has three sons, who became sailors.

Furigana

彼女(かのじょ)には３人(にん)の息子(むすこ)がいたが、その３人(にん)の息子(むすこ)は船乗(ふなの)りになった。

Romanji

Kanojo ni wa san nin no musuko ga ita ga, sono san nin no musuko wa funanori ni natta.

Words

彼女 (かのじょ)

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

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

は (は)

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

三 (さん、み)

three; tri-

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

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

息子 (むすこ、そく)

son; penis

が (が)

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

居る (いる)

to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; (after the -te form of a verb) verb indicating continuing action or state (i.e. to be ..ing, to have been ..ing)

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

船乗り (ふなのり)

getting on board; sailor; seaman

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 ...