私の両親は姉が外国人と結婚するのに反対している。

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English Translation

My parents are opposed to my sister marrying a foreigner.

Furigana

私(わたし)の両親(りょうしん)は姉(あね)が外国人(がいこくじん)と結婚(けっこん)するのに反対(はんたい)している。

Romanji

Watashi no ryōshin wa ane ga gaikokujin to kekkonsuru no ni hantaishiteiru.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

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

両親 (りょうしん、ふたおや)

parents; both parents

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

姉 (あね)

older sister; elder sister

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

外国人 (がいこくじん)

foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese

と (と)

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

結婚 (けっこん)

marriage

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

反対 (はんたい)

opposition; resistance; antagonism; hostility; objection; dissension; reverse; opposite; vice versa; contrast