彼の娘が生まれた時、彼は長野に７年間住んでいた。

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English Translation

He had been living in Nagano for seven years when his daughter was born.

Furigana

彼(かれ)の娘(むすめ)が生(う)まれた時(とき)、彼(かれ)は長野(ながの)に７年間(ねんかん)住(す)んでいた。

Romanji

Kare no musume ga umareta toki, kare wa Nagano ni nana nenkan sundeita.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

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

娘 (むすめ)

(my) daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

が (が)

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

生まれる (うまれる)

to be born

時 (とき)

time; hour; moment; occasion; case; chance; opportunity; season; the times; the age; the day; tense

は (は)

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

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

七 (しち、なな、な)

seven; hepta-

年間 (ねんかん)

year (period of)

住む (すむ)

to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide