私には父親が有名な小説家である友達がいる。

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English Translation

I have a friend whose father is a famous novelist.

Furigana

私(わたし)には父親(ちちおや)が有名(ゆうめい)な小説家(しょうせつか)である友達(ともだち)がいる。

Romanji

Watashi ni wa chichioya ga yūmeina shōsetsuka de aru tomodachi ga iru.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

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

は (は)

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

父親 (ちちおや)

father

が (が)

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

有名 (ゆうめい)

famous; fame

小説家 (しょうせつか)

novelist; fiction writer

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...

友達 (ともだち)

friend; companion

居る (いる)

to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; (after the -te form of a verb) verb indicating continuing action or state (i.e. to be ..ing, to have been ..ing)