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長年の風雨でこのアパートの壁はガサガサになっている。

Sentence Analyzer

長年 風雨 この アパート がさがさ なっている

English Translation

After being out in the wind and rain for years and years the walls of this apartment building are weather-beaten and brittle.

Furigana

長年(ながねん)風雨(ふうう)でこのアパートの(かべ)はガサガサになっている。

Romanji

Naganen no fūu de kono apa-to no kabe wa gasagasa ni natteiru.

Words

長年 (ながねん、えいねん)
long time; many years
()
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
風雨 (ふうう)
wind and rain
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
此の (この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
アパート (アパート)
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
(かべ、へき)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
がさがさ (がさがさ)
rustling; dry or rough feeling
()
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
成る (なる)
to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...

Kanji

Readings: チョウ、 なが.い、 おさ
Meanings: long, leader, superior, senior
Readings: ネン、 とし
Meanings: year, counter for years
Readings: フウ、 フ、 かぜ、 かざ-、 -かぜ
Meanings: wind, air, style, manner
Readings: ウ、 あめ、 あま-、 -さめ
Meaning: rain
Readings: ヘキ、 かべ
Meanings: wall, lining (stomach), fence