私は１９８０年以来、神戸にいます。

Sentence Analyzer

私は１９８０年以来、神戸にいます。

English Translation

I have been in Kobe since 1980.

Furigana

私(わたし)は１９８０年(ねん)以来(いらい)、神戸(こうべ)にいます。

Romanji

Watashi wa ichi kyū hachi zero nen irai, Kōbe ni imasu.

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

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

九 (きゅう、く、ここの、この、ここ)

nine

八 (はち、や)

eight

○ (まる)

circle (sometimes used for zero); 'correct' (when marking); symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); period; full stop; maru mark; semivoiced sound; p-sound

年 (とし)

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

以来 (いらい)

since; henceforth

神戸 (こうべ)

Kobe (port city near Osaka)

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