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Zach

私の叔父は三年生を担当していました。

Sentence Analyzer

叔父 年生 担当していました

English Translation

My uncle is in charge of the third-year class.

Furigana

(わたし)叔父(おじ)(さん)年生(ねんせい)担当(たんとう)していました。

Romanji

Watashi no oji wa san nensei o tantōshiteimashita.

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
叔父 (おじ、しゅくふ)
uncle (younger than one's parent)
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(さん、み)
three; tri-
年生 (ねんせい)
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
()
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.
担当 (たんとう)
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Reading: シュク
Meanings: uncle, youth
Readings: フ、 ちち
Meaning: father
Readings: サン、 ゾウ、 み、 み.つ、 みっ.つ
Meaning: three
Readings: ネン、 とし
Meanings: year, counter for years
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける、 う.まれる、 うま.れる、 う.まれ、 うまれ、 う.む、 お.う、 は.える、 は.やす、 き、 なま、 なま-、 な.る、 な.す、 む.す、 -う
Meanings: life, genuine, birth
Readings: タン、 かつ.ぐ、 にな.う
Meanings: shouldering, carry, raise, bear
Readings: トウ、 あ.たる、 あ.たり、 あ.てる、 あ.て、 まさ.に、 まさ.にべし
Meanings: hit, right, appropriate, himself