私が日本に滞在したのはほんの数ヶ月だった。

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English Translation

I stayed in Japan only a few months.

Furigana

私(わたし)が日本(にっぽん)に滞在(たいざい)したのはほんの数(すう)ヶ月(かげつ)だった。

Romanji

Watashi ga Nippon ni taizaishita no wa honno sū kagetsu datta.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

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

が (が)

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

日本 (にほん、にっぽん)

Japan

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

滞在 (たいざい)

stay; sojourn

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

は (は)

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

本の (ほんの)

mere; only; just; not even (with negative verb)

カ月 (かげつ)

(number of) months

だ (だ)

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