彼は人生の大半を外国で暮らした。

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彼は人生の大半を外国で暮らした。

English Translation

He lived abroad for much of his life.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は人生(じんせい)の大半(たいはん)を外国(がいこく)で暮(く)らした。

Romanji

Kare wa jinsei no taihan o gaikoku de kurashita.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

人生 (じんせい)

(human) life (i.e. conception to death)

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

大半 (たいはん)

majority; mostly; generally

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.

外国 (がいこく、そとぐに)

foreign country

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

暮らす (くらす)

to live; to get along; to spend (time)