私の一番上の兄が父の名代としてその会合に出席した。

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English Translation

My oldest brother attended the meeting on behalf of our father.

Furigana

私(わたし)の一番上(いちばんじょう)の兄(あに)が父(ちち)の名代(なだい)としてその会合(かいごう)に出席(しゅっせき)した。

Romanji

Watashi no ichibanjō no ani ga chichi no nadai toshite sono kaigō ni shussekishita.

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

一番上 (いちばんうえ)

topmost

兄 (あに)

elder brother; older brother

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

父 (ちち、とと、ちゃん、てて、かぞ、かそ、しし、あて)

father

名代 (なだい)

well-known; fame

として (として)

as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

会合 (かいごう)

meeting; assembly; association; conjunction

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

出席 (しゅっせき)

attendance; presence; appearance; to attend; to be present; to appear