姉は佐藤さんと結婚したが、佐藤さんのお父さんは私の母の友人だ。

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English Translation

My sister married Mr Sato, whose father is my mother's friend.

Furigana

姉(あね)は佐藤(さとう)さんと結婚(けっこん)したが、佐藤(さとう)さんのお父(とう)さんは私(わたし)の母(はは)の友人(ゆうじん)だ。

Romanji

Ane wa Satō san to kekkonshita ga, Satō san no otōsan wa watashi no haha no yūjin da.

Words

姉 (あね)

older sister; elder sister

は (は)

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

さん (さん)

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.; -san; makes words more polite (usu. in fixed expressions)

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

結婚 (けっこん)

marriage

が (が)

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

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

お父さん (おとうさん、おとっさん)

father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy; dada

私 (わたし、わたくし)

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

母 (はは、はわ、かか、おも、いろは、あも)

mother

友人 (ゆうじん)

friend

だ (だ)

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