16年間、ここに住んでいる高木さんも驚きました。

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16 年間、ここに住んでいる高木さんも驚きました。

English Translation

Mr Takagi, who's lived here 16 years, was also surprised.

Furigana

16年間(ねんかん)、ここに住(す)んでいる高木(たかぎ)さんも驚(おどろ)きました。

Romanji

16 nenkan, koko ni sundeiru Takagi san mo odorokimashita.

Words

年間 (ねんかん)

year (period of)

此処 (ここ)

here (place physically close to the speaker, place pointed by the speaker while explaining); this place; these last (followed by a duration noun and a past sentence: time period before the present time of the speaker); these next ... (followed by a duration noun and a non past sentence: time period after the present time of the speaker); the next ...

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

住む (すむ)

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

高木 (こうぼく)

tall tree

さん (さん)

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.; -san; makes words more polite (usu. in fixed expressions)

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

驚く (おどろく)

to be surprised; to be astonished