私の友人のマイクはオックスフォード大学で化学を研究している。

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English Translation

My friend Mike is studying chemistry at Oxford University.

Furigana

私(わたし)の友人(ゆうじん)のマイクはオックスフォード大学(だいが)で化学(かがく)を研究(けんきゅう)している。

Romanji

Watashi no yūjin no maiku wa Okkusufuxo-Dodaigaku de kagaku o kenkyūshiteiru.

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

友人 (ゆうじん)

friend

マイク (マイク)

mike; mic; microphone

は (は)

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

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

化学 (かがく、ばけがく)

chemistry; chemical company (e.g. Acme Chemical Co.)

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.

研究 (けんきゅう)

study; research; investigation