新しいビルを建てるために５年が費やされた。
Sentence Analyzer
English Translation
Five years have been spent building the new building.
Furigana
Romanji
Atarashii biru o tateru tameni go nen ga tsuiyasareta.
Words
新しい
(あたらしい)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date; modern
ビル
(ビル)
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
を
(を)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
建てる
(たてる)
to build; to construct
為に
(ために)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of; because of; as a result of
五
(ご、いつ、い)
five
年
(とし)
year; many years; age; past one's prime; old age
が
(が)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
費やす
(ついやす)
to spend; to expend; to consume; to waste; to squander; to throw away; to devote