私は過去3年間、私の給料の4分の1を貯金している。

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私は過去 3 年間、私の給料の 4 分の 1 を貯金している。

English Translation

I have put aside one fourth of my salary for the last three years.

Furigana

私(わたし)は過去(かこ)3年間(ねんかん)、私(わたし)の給料(きゅうりょう)の4分(ぶん)の1を貯金(ちょきん)している。

Romanji

Watashi wa kako 3 nenkan, watashi no kyūryō no 4 bunno 1 o chokinshiteiru.

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

過去 (かこ)

the past; bygone days; the previous; a past (i.e. a personal history one would prefer remained secret); one's past; past (tense); preterit; preterite; previous life

三 (さん、み)

three; tri-

年間 (ねんかん)

year (period of)

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

給料 (きゅうりょう)

salary; wages

四 (し、よん、よ)

four

分の (ぶんの)

-th (e.g. one fifth)

一 (いち)

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

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.

貯金 (ちょきん)

putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank