父は今仕事でおらん
My father is not here now because of work.
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Example sentences
My father is a doctor.
父は夜遅くに仕事から帰ってきた。
My father came back from work late at night.
風邪を引いた父の代わりに、私が買い物に行った。
Instead of my father who caught a cold, I went shopping.
父は毎朝、朝食を食べながら新聞を読みます。
Every morning, my father reads the newspaper while eating breakfast.
父の代わりに私が出席します。
I will attend instead of my father.
父は小さなレストランを経営している。
My father runs a small restaurant.
彼は私の父の弟、すなわち私の叔父です。
He is my father's younger brother, that is to say, my uncle.
父は今年で四十歳になります。
My father turns forty this year.
彼は父の跡を継いで社長になった。
He succeeded his father and became the president.
Usage Notes
In Japanese, 'chichi' is typically used when referring to one's own father when speaking to people outside the family.
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