私の祖父は８０歳でなお活発的だ。

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私の祖父は８０歳でなお活発的だ。

English Translation

My grandfather is still active at eighty.

Furigana

私(わたし)の祖父(そふ)は８０歳(さい)でなお活発的(かっぱつてき)だ。

Romanji

Watashi no sofu wa hachi zero sai de nao kappatsuteki 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

祖父 (そふ、じじ、じい、おおじ、おじ、そぶ)

grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man

は (は)

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

八 (はち、や)

eight

○ (まる)

circle (sometimes used for zero); 'correct' (when marking); symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); period; full stop; maru mark; semivoiced sound; p-sound

歳 (さい)

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

だ (だ)

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

尚 (なお)

furthermore; still; yet; more; still more; in addition; greater; further