私は母に代わってあなたに手紙を書いています。

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English Translation

I am writing to you on behalf of my mother.

Furigana

私(わたし)は母(はは)に代(か)わってあなたに手紙(てがみ)を書(か)いています。

Romanji

Watashi wa haha ni kawatte anata ni tegami o kaiteimasu.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

は (は)

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

母 (はは、はわ、かか、おも、いろは、あも)

mother

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

替わる (かわる)

to succeed; to relieve; to replace; to take the place of; to substitute for; to take over for; to represent; to be exchanged; to change (places with); to switch

貴方 (あなた)

you (referring to someone of equal or lower status); dear (what a wife calls a husband)

手紙 (てがみ)

letter

を (を)

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.

書く (かく)

to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint