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駅から叔父の家までは5分そこそこでした。

Sentence Analyzer

から 叔父 まで そこそこ でした

English Translation

It took about five minutes to get to my uncle's house from the station.

Furigana

(えき)から叔父(おじ)(いえ)までは5(ふん)そこそこでした。

Romanji

Eki kara oji no ie made wa go fun sokosoko deshita.

Words

(えき)
station
から (から)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since
叔父 (おじ、しゅくふ)
uncle (younger than one's parent)
()
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
(いえ)
house; residence; dwelling; family; household; lineage; family name
(まで)
until (a time); till; to; up to; to (a place); as far as; to (an extent); up to; so far as; even; only; merely
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(ご、いつ、い)
five
(ぶん)
part; segment; share; ration; rate; degree; one's lot; one's status; relation; duty; kind; lot; in proportion to; just as much as
そこそこ (そこそこ)
reasonably; fairly well; or so; about
デス (デス)
death

Kanji

Reading: エキ
Meaning: station
Reading: シュク
Meanings: uncle, youth
Readings: フ、 ちち
Meaning: father
Readings: カ、 ケ、 いえ、 や、 うち
Meanings: house, home, family, professional, expert, performer
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