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Jesus tells the story.

There was a man

This introduces a new character. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-participants)

told his father, Father, I want my inheritance now!

This is a quotation within a quotation. The entire quotation can be restated so that this portion is an indirect quotation: “told his father that he wanted his inheritance right away!” (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-quotesinquotes)

I want my inheritance now!

The son said this to emphasize that he was not willing to wait until after his father died in order to receive his inheritance. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-exclamations)

my inheritance

This could be translated as: “the part of your wealth that will be rightfully mine when you die.”

property

This could mean wealth or possessions. This property would probably have included land, animals, and money.