彼には子供がせいぜい３人ぐらいしかない。

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English Translation

He has not more than three children.

Furigana

彼(かれ)には子供(こども)がせいぜい３人(にん)ぐらいしかない。

Romanji

Kare ni wa kodomo ga seizei san nin gurai shika nai.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

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

子供 (こども)

child; children

が (が)

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

精々 (せいぜい)

at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much (far) as possible

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

くらい (くらい、ぐらい)

approximately; about; around; or so; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; so ... that ...; at least; as ... as ...; like

しか (しか)

only; nothing but

ない (ない)

not; emphatic suffix