私の叔父は何年も外国で生活した。

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私の叔父は何年も外国で生活した。

English Translation

My uncle lived abroad for many years.

Furigana

私(わたし)の叔父(おじ)は何(なん)年(ねん)も外国(がいこく)で生活(せいかつ)した。

Romanji

Watashi no oji wa nan nen mo gaikoku de seikatsushita.

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

叔父 (おじ、しゅくふ)

uncle (younger than one's parent)

は (は)

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

何 (なに、なん)

what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!

年 (とし)

year; many years; age; past one's prime; old age

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

外国 (がいこく、そとぐに)

foreign country

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.

生活 (せいかつ)

living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood