彼らは１９８９年以来、ここにいます。

Sentence Analyzer

彼ら は １ ９ ８ ９ 年 以来 、 ここ に います 。

English Translation

They have been here since 1989.

Furigana

彼(かれ)らは１９８９年(ねん)以来(いらい)、ここにいます。

Romanji

Karera wa ichi kyū hachi kyū nen irai, koko ni imasu.

Words

彼ら (かれら)

they (usually male); them

は (は)

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

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

九 (きゅう、く、ここの、この、ここ)

nine

八 (はち、や)

eight

年 (とし)

year; many years; age; past one's prime; old age

以来 (いらい)

since; henceforth

此処 (ここ)

here (place physically close to the speaker, place pointed by the speaker while explaining); this place; these last (followed by a duration noun and a past sentence: time period before the present time of the speaker); these next ... (followed by a duration noun and a non past sentence: time period after the present time of the speaker); the next ...

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

要る (いる)

to need; to want

Kanji

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

年

Readings: ネン、 とし

Meanings: year, counter for years

以

Readings: イ、 もっ.て

Meanings: by means of, because, in view of, compared with

来

Readings: ライ、 タイ、 く.る、 きた.る、 きた.す、 き.たす、 き.たる、 き、 こ

Meanings: come, due, next, cause, become