家を建てるのに彼らは２年かかった。
Sentence Analyzer
English Translation
It took them two years to build the house.
Furigana
Romanji
Ie o tateru noni karera wa ni nen kakatta.
Words
家
(いえ)
house; residence; dwelling; family; household; lineage; family name
を
(を)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
建てる
(たてる)
to build; to construct
のに
(のに)
although; when; and yet; despite this; in spite of; even though; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless; for all that; notwithstanding that; while; if only; I wish; I tell you; you should do; in order to
彼ら
(かれら)
they (usually male); them
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
二
(に、ふた、ふ、ふう)
two
年
(とし)
year; many years; age; past one's prime; old age
罹る
(かかる)
to suffer from