昨年兄は自分の友人と結婚した。
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English Translation
My brother married his friend's sister last year.
Furigana
Romanji
Sakunen ani wa jibun no yūjin to kekkonshita.
Words
昨年
(さくねん)
last year
兄
(あに)
elder brother; older brother
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
自分
(じぶん)
myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself; I; me; you
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
友人
(ゆうじん)
friend
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
Kanji
Reading: サク
Meanings: yesterday, previous
Readings: ネン、 とし
Meanings: year, counter for years
Readings: ケイ、 キョウ、 あに
Meanings: elder brother, big brother
Readings: ジ、 シ、 みずか.ら、 おの.ずから、 おの.ずと
Meaning: oneself
Readings: ブン、 フン、 ブ、 わ.ける、 わ.け、 わ.かれる、 わ.かる、 わ.かつ
Meanings: part, minute of time, segment, share, degree, one's lot, duty, understand, know, rate, 1%, chances, shaku/100
Readings: ユウ、 とも
Meaning: friend
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: ケツ、 ケチ、 むす.ぶ、 ゆ.う、 ゆ.わえる
Meanings: tie, bind, contract, join, organize, do up hair, fasten
Reading: コン
Meaning: marriage