私は日本にいる友人から手紙をもらった。

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私は日本にいる友人から手紙をもらった。

English Translation

I got a letter from a friend of mine in Japan.

Furigana

私(わたし)は日本(にっぽん)にいる友人(ゆうじん)から手紙(てがみ)をもらった。

Romanji

Watashi wa Nippon ni iru yūjin kara tegami o moratta.

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

日本 (にほん、にっぽん)

Japan

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

要る (いる)

to need; to want

友人 (ゆうじん)

friend

から (から)

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since

手紙 (てがみ)

letter

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.

貰う (もらう)

to receive; to take; to accept; to get somebody to do something