煙草が彼の健康を害しはじめた。

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煙草が彼の健康を害しはじめた。

English Translation

Smoking began to tell on his health.

Furigana

煙草(たばこ)が彼(かれ)の健康(けんこう)を害(がい)しはじめた。

Romanji

Tabako ga kare no kenkō o gaishihajimeta.

Words

煙草 (たばこ、えんそう、けぶりぐさ、けむりぐさ、タバコ)

tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)

が (が)

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

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

健康 (けんこう)

health; sound; wholesome

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.

害す (がいす)

to injure; to damage; to harm; to hurt; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct