私はカナダにいる多くの友人と文通しています。

Sentence Analyzer

私はかなだにいる多くの友人と文通しています。

English Translation

I correspond with many friends in Canada.

Furigana

私(わたし)はカナダにいる多(おお)くの友人(ゆうじん)と文通(ぶんつう)しています。

Romanji

Watashi wa Kanada ni iru ōku no yūjin to buntsūshiteimasu.

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

加奈陀 (カナダ)

Canada

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

多く (おおく)

many; much; largely; abundantly; mostly

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

友人 (ゆうじん)

friend

と (と)

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

文通 (ぶんつう)

correspondence; exchange of letters