彼のお父さんは外国にいるそうだ。

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彼のお父さんは外国にいるそうだ。

English Translation

I hear that his father is abroad.

Furigana

彼(かれ)のお父(とう)さんは外国(がいこく)にいるそうだ。

Romanji

Kare no otōsan wa gaikoku ni iru sō da.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

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

お父さん (おとうさん、おとっさん)

father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy; dada

は (は)

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

外国 (がいこく、そとぐに)

foreign country

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

そう (そう)

so; really; seeming; appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative