昨年私の兄は毎日学校に遅刻していました。

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English Translation

Last year, my brother was late for school every day.

Furigana

昨年(さくねん)私(わたし)の兄(あに)は毎日(まいにち)学校(がっこう)に遅刻(ちこく)していました。

Romanji

Sakunen watashi no ani wa mainichi gakkō ni chikokushiteimashita.

Words

昨年 (さくねん)

last year

私 (わたし、わたくし)

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

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

兄 (あに)

elder brother; older brother

は (は)

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

毎日 (まいにち)

every day

学校 (がっこう)

school

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

遅刻 (ちこく)

lateness; late coming