私が商売に成功したのは叔父のおかげです。

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English Translation

I owe it to my uncle that I succeeded in my business.

Furigana

私(わたし)が商売(しょうばい)に成功(せいこう)したのは叔父(おじ)のおかげです。

Romanji

Watashi ga shōbai ni seikōshita no wa oji no okage desu.

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

商売 (しょうばい)

trade; business; commerce; transaction; occupation

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

成功 (せいこう)

success; hit

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

叔父 (おじ、しゅくふ)

uncle (younger than one's parent)

お蔭 (おかげ)

grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); blessing; assistance; help; aid; effects; influence

です (です)

be; is