友達のジョンが私にそう言った。

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友達のジョンが私にそう言った。

English Translation

John, a friend of mine, told me so.

Furigana

友達(ともだち)のジョンが私(わたし)にそう言(い)った。

Romanji

Tomodachi no Jon ga watashi ni sō itta.

Words

友達 (ともだち)

friend; companion

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

が (が)

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

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

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

そう (そう)

so; really; seeming; appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of

言う (いう、ゆう)

to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise