上京中は叔父の家にいました。

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上京中は叔父の家にいました。

English Translation

I stayed at my uncle's while I was in Tokyo.

Furigana

上京中(じょうきょうちゅう)は叔父(おじ)の家(いえ)にいました。

Romanji

Jōkyōchū wa oji no ie ni imashita.

Words

は (は)

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

叔父 (おじ、しゅくふ)

uncle (younger than one's parent)

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

家 (いえ)

house; residence; dwelling; family; household; lineage; family name

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