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私の友達の中にはプロの歌手が二人いました。

Sentence Analyzer

友達 中に ぷろ 歌手 いました

English Translation

In my circle of friends there are two people who are professional singers.

Furigana

(わたし)友達(ともだち)(なか)にはプロの歌手(かしゅ)()(にん)いました。

Romanji

Watashi no tomodachi no nakani wa puro no kashu ga ni nin imashita.

Words

(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
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
友達 (ともだち)
friend; companion
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
プロ (プロ)
professional
歌手 (かしゅ)
singer
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
(に、ふた、ふ、ふう)
two
(じん)
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); indicates nationality, race, origin, etc.; -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; indicates expertise (in a certain field); (usu. in compound words) man; person; people
要る (いる)
to need; to want

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ユウ、 とも
Meaning: friend
Readings: タツ、 ダ、 -たち
Meanings: accomplished, reach, arrive, attain
Readings: チュウ、 なか、 うち、 あた.る
Meanings: in, inside, middle, mean, center
Readings: カ、 うた、 うた.う
Meanings: song, sing
Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-
Meaning: hand
Readings: ニ、 ジ、 ふた、 ふた.つ、 ふたたび
Meanings: two, two radical (no.2)
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person