私はメアリーにいくらかお金を借りているので、今度の月曜日までにお金を返さなければならない。

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English Translation

I owe Mary some money and must pay her back by next Monday.

Furigana

私(わたし)はメアリーにいくらかお金(かね)を借(か)りているので、今度(こんど)の月曜日(げつようび)までにお金(かね)を返(かえ)さなければならない。

Romanji

Watashi wa Meari- ni ikuraka okane o kariteiru node, kondo no getsuyōbi made ni okane o kaesanakerebanaranai.

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

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

幾らか (いくらか)

some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part

お金 (おかね)

money

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.

借りる (かりる)

to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire

ので (ので、んで)

that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...

今度 (こんど)

now; this time; next time; another time

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

月曜日 (げつようび)

Monday

迄 (まで)

until (a time); till; to; up to; to (a place); as far as; to (an extent); up to; so far as; even; only; merely

返す (かえす)

to return (something); to restore; to put back; to turn over; to turn upside down; to overturn; to pay back; to retaliate; to reciprocate; to repeat ...; to do ... back