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彼らの両親はうちの両親より年をとっています。

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彼ら 両親 うち 両親 より とっています

English Translation

Their parents are older than ours.

Furigana

(かれ)らの両親(りょうしん)はうちの両親(りょうしん)より(とし)をとっています。

Romanji

Karera no ryōshin wa uchi no ryōshin yori toshi o totteimasu.

Words

彼ら (かれら)
they (usually male); them
()
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
両親 (りょうしん、ふたおや)
parents; both parents
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(うち、ち)
house; home (one's own); (one's) family; (one's) household
より (より)
than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more
(とし)
year; many years; age; past one's prime; old age
()
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.
穫る (とる)
to harvest (a crop)

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: リョウ、 てる、 ふたつ
Meanings: both, old Japanese coin, counter for carriages (e.g., in a train), two
Readings: シン、 おや、 おや-、 した.しい、 した.しむ
Meanings: parent, intimacy, relative, familiarity, dealer (cards)
Readings: ネン、 とし
Meanings: year, counter for years