私の叔父は魚を商っている。

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

uncle (younger than one's parent)

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

fish

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.

to trade in (commercial goods); to deal in; to sell