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どんな犠牲を払ってもその仕事を完成させようと彼は決心していた。

Sentence Analyzer

どんな 犠牲 払って その 仕事 完成させよう 決心していた

English Translation

He was determined to finish the work at any cost.

Furigana

どんな犠牲(ぎせい)(はら)ってもその仕事(しごと)完成(かんせい)させようと(かれ)決心(けっしん)していた。

Romanji

Donna gisei o haratte mo sono shigoto o kanseisaseyou to kare wa kesshinshiteita.

Words

どんな (どんな)
what; what kind of; (with -temo, demo, etc.) any(body, thing, means, etc.)
犠牲 (ぎせい)
victim; sacrifice; scapegoat
()
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.
払う (はらう)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to clear away; to dust off; to cut off (e.g. branches); to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention); to show (e.g. respect, concern); to make (e.g. effort, sacrifice); to expend; to exert; to move out (of one's own place); to vacate; to sweep (e.g. one's legs); to knock aside; to make a sweeping stroke (in Japanese calligraphy); to reset (an abacus)
()
too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other
其の (その)
that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...
仕事 (しごと)
work; job; business; occupation; employment; vocation; task; work
完成 (かんせい)
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
決心 (けっしん)
determination; resolution

Kanji

Readings: ギ、 キ、 いけにえ
Meaning: sacrifice
Reading: セイ
Meanings: animal sacrifice, offering
Readings: フツ、 ヒツ、 ホツ、 はら.う、 -はら.い、 -ばら.い
Meanings: pay, clear out, prune, banish, dispose of
Readings: シ、 ジ、 つか.える
Meanings: attend, doing, official, serve
Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える
Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly
Reading: カン
Meanings: perfect, completion, end
Readings: セイ、 ジョウ、 な.る、 な.す、 -な.す
Meanings: turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reach
Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ケツ、 き.める、 -ぎ.め、 き.まる、 さ.く
Meanings: decide, fix, agree upon, appoint
Readings: シン、 こころ、 -ごころ
Meanings: heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61)