私たちが外国語をマスターするには長い時間がかかる。

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私たちが外国語をますたーするには長い時間がかかる。

English Translation

It takes us a long time to master a foreign language.

Furigana

私(わたし)たちが外国語(がいこくご)をマスターするには長(なが)い時間(じかん)がかかる。

Romanji

Watashitachi ga gaikokugo o masuta-suru ni wa nagai jikan ga kakaru.

Words

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

外国語 (がいこくご)

foreign language

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.

マスター (マスター、マスタ)

to master; to learn; proprietor; manager; bar-owner; master (e.g. arts, science)

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

は (は)

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

長い (ながい)

long (distance); long (time); lengthy

時間 (じかん)

time; hours

掛かる (かかる)

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend; to deal with; to handle; to have started to; to be on the verge of; to overlap (e.g. information in a manual); to cover; to (come) at; to be fastened; to be covered (e.g. with dust, a table-cloth, etc.); to be caught in; to get a call; to depend on