我哥哥已经在英格兰生活三十多年了。

My brother has lived in England for more than thirty years.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 我 wǒ
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
2 哥哥 gēge older brother

classifiers: 個, 位
=3 已经 yǐjīng already
=3 已经 yǐjìng already
4 在 zài
  1. to exist; to be alive
  2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at
  3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
5 英格兰 Yīnggélán England
6 生活 shēnghuó
  1. to live
  2. life
  3. livelihood
7 三十 sānshí
  1. thirty
  2. 30
8 多年 duōnián
  1. many years
  2. for many years
  3. longstanding
=9 了 le
  1. (completed action marker)
  2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
  3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
=9 了 liǎo
  1. to finish
  2. (used with 得 dé or 不 bù after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 wàngbuliǎo "cannot forget")
  3. (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 无 wú or 不 bù) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least
  4. to understand clearly (variant of 了 liǎo)
=9 了 liǎo
  1. (of eyes) bright
  2. clear-sighted
  3. to understand clearly
=9 了 liào unofficial variant of 瞭 liào