貧困はしばしば犯罪の原因となる。

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貧困はしばしば犯罪の原因となる。

English Translation

Poverty often engenders crime.

Furigana

貧困(ひんこん)はしばしば犯罪(はんざい)の原因(げんいん)となる。

Romanji

Hinkon wa shibashiba hanzai no gen'in to naru.

Words

貧困 (ひんこん)

poor; needy; lacking; meagre; meager

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

しばしば (しばしば、シバシバ、しぱしぱ、シパシパ)

(blinking) repeatedly

犯罪 (はんざい)

crime; offence; offense

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

原因 (げんいん)

cause; origin; source

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...