彼はこの小説を書くのに５年かかった。
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English Translation
It took him five years to write this novel.
Furigana
Romanji
Kare wa kono shōsetsu o kaku no ni go nen kakatta.
Words
彼
(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
此の
(この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
小説
(しょうせつ)
novel; (short) story
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.
書く
(かく)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
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
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
五
(ご、いつ、い)
five
年
(とし)
year; many years; age; past one's prime; old age
罹る
(かかる)
to suffer from