私の叔母は母よりも年上です。

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私の叔母は母よりも年上です。

English Translation

My aunt is older than my mother.

Furigana

私(わたし)の叔母(おば)は母(はは)よりも年上(としうえ)です。

Romanji

Watashi no oba wa haha yori mo toshiue desu.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

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

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

伯母 (おば、はくぼ、しゅくぼ)

aunt

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

より (より)

than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

年上 (としうえ)

older; senior

です (です)

be; is