私のテレビはほぼ１５年にもなるが、画質はまだ良い。

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English Translation

My TV set is almost 15 years old, but it still has a good picture.

Furigana

私(わたし)のテレビはほぼ１５年(ねん)にもなるが、画質(がしつ)はまだ良(よ)い。

Romanji

Watashi no terebi wa hobo ichi go nen ni mo naru ga, gashitsu wa mada yoi.

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

テレビ (テレビ)

television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast

は (は)

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

略 (ほぼ)

almost; roughly; approximately

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

五 (ご、いつ、い)

five

年 (とし)

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

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

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

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...

が (が)

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

画質 (がしつ)

image quality (film, video, etc.)

未だ (まだ、いまだ)

as yet; hitherto; only; still; not yet (with negative verb); more; besides; unfinished; incomplete; not yet finished with

良い (よい)

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable; sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared; profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial; OK

Kanji

私

Readings: シ、わたくし、わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

年

Readings: ネン、とし

Meanings: year, counter for years

画

Readings: ガ、カク、エ、カイ、えが.く、かく.する、かぎ.る、はかりごと、はか.る

Meanings: brush-stroke, picture

質

Readings: シツ、シチ、チ、たち、ただ.す、もと、わりふ

Meanings: substance, quality, matter, temperament

良

Readings: リョウ、よ.い、 -よ.い、い.い、 -い.い

Meanings: good, pleasing, skilled