私の友人がここにいないのは残念だ。

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私の友人がここにいないのは残念だ。

English Translation

I am sorry that my friend is not here.

Furigana

私(わたし)の友人(ゆうじん)がここにいないのは残念(ざんねん)だ。

Romanji

Watashi no yūjin ga koko ni inai no wa zannen da.

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

が (が)

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

此処 (ここ)

here (place physically close to the speaker, place pointed by the speaker while explaining); this place; these last (followed by a duration noun and a past sentence: time period before the present time of the speaker); these next ... (followed by a duration noun and a non past sentence: time period after the present time of the speaker); the next ...

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

は (は)

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

残念 (ざんねん)

deplorable; bad luck; regret; disappointment

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative