私のおじが死んでからもう3年になる。

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おじ 死んで から もう なる

English Translation

My uncle has been dead for three years.

Furigana

(わたし)のおじが()んでからもう3(ねん)になる。

Romanji

Watashi no oji ga shinde kara mō san nen ni naru.

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
祖父 (そふ、じじ、じい、おおじ、おじ、そぶ)
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
死ぬ (しぬ)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to look dead; to cease; to stop
から (から)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since
もう (もう)
now; soon; shortly; before long; presently; already; yet; by now; (not) anymore; further; more; again; another; the other; interjection used to strengthen expression of an emotion (often exasperation)
(さん、み)
three; tri-
(とし)
year; many years; age; past one's prime; old age
()
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
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 ...

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: シ、 し.ぬ、 し.に-
Meanings: death, die
Readings: ネン、 とし
Meanings: year, counter for years