私の伯父は１８歳で船乗りになった。

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私の伯父は１８歳で船乗りになった。

English Translation

My uncle went to sea at 18.

Furigana

私(わたし)の伯父(おじ)は１８歳(さい)で船乗(ふなの)りになった。

Romanji

Watashi no oji wa ichi hachi sai de funanori ni natta.

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

伯父 (おじ、はくふ、しゅくふ)

uncle

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.)

八 (はち、や)

eight

歳 (さい)

-years-old; ability; gift; talent; aptitude; genius

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.

船乗り (ふなのり)

getting on board; sailor; seaman

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

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...