私は母方にいとこが三人いる。

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私は母方にいとこが三人いる。

English Translation

I have three cousins on my mother's side.

Furigana

私(わたし)は母方(ははかた)にいとこが三(さん)人(にん)いる。

Romanji

Watashi wa hahakata ni itoko ga san nin iru.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

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

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

母方 (ははかた)

mother's side of family

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

従兄弟 (いとこ、じゅうけいてい)

cousin (male)

が (が)

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

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

要る (いる)

to need; to want