彼は五年間の刑務所暮らしの後、釈放されたそうだ。

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English Translation

I hear he was released after five years in prison.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は五(ご)年間(ねんかん)の刑務所(けいむしょ)暮(く)らしの後(のち)、釈放(しゃくほう)されたそうだ。

Romanji

Kare wa go nenkan no keimusho kurashi no nochi, shakuhōsareta sō da.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

五 (ご、いつ、い)

five

年間 (ねんかん)

year (period of)

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

刑務所 (けいむしょ)

prison; penitentiary

暮らし (くらし)

life; living; livelihood; life circumstances

後 (あと)

behind; rear; after; later; after one's death; remainder; the rest; descendant; successor; heir; past; previous; more (e.g. five more minutes); left

釈放 (しゃくほう)

release; liberation; acquittal

そう (そう)

so; really; seeming; appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of

だ (だ)

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