English Sentence:

The development of this software took many years.

Japanese Translation:

このソフトウェアの開発には何年もかかりました。

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この
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コノ

kono

this

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そふとうぇあ
ソフトウェア
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sofutowea

software

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no

(nominalization, possession, description, nominative case, sentence-final particle for interrogation, confirmation)

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かい|はつ
カイ|ハツ

kaihatsu

development

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ni

(particle for dative, time, location, direction)

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wa

(topic/comparison particle)

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なん|ねん|
ナン|ネン|

nan'nen mo

for years

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かかりました
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カカリマシタ

kakarimashita

to have taken (time) (polite)

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