私は彼女とは二十年以上の知り合いである。

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English Translation

I have been acquainted with her for more than 20 years.

Furigana

私(わたし)は彼女(かのじょ)とは二(に)十(じゅう)年(ねん)以上(いじょう)の知(し)り合(あ)いである。

Romanji

Watashi wa kanojo to wa ni jū nen ijō no shiriai de aru.

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

彼女 (かのじょ)

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

二 (に、ふた、ふ、ふう)

two

十 (じゅう、とお、と)

ten

年 (とし)

year; many years; age; past one's prime; old age

以上 (いじょう)

not less than; ... and more; ... and upwards; beyond ... (e.g. one's means); further (e.g. nothing further to say); more than ... (e.g. cannot pay more than that); above-mentioned; foregoing; since ...; seeing that ...; this is all; that is the end; the end

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

知り合い (しりあい)

acquaintance

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...