トムは昔、タバコを吸っていなかったが、今はすっている。
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English Translation
Tom never used to smoke, but he does now.
Furigana
トムは昔 、タバコを吸 っていなかったが、今 はすっている。
Romanji
Tomu wa mukashi, tabako o sutteinakatta ga, ima wa sutteiru.
Words
富む
(とむ)
to be rich; to become rich; to be abundant (with); to abound (with); to be rich (in)
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
昔
(むかし)
olden days; former
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)
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.
吸う
(すう)
to smoke; to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to slurp; to absorb; to soak up; to kiss
が
(が)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
今
(いま)
now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately; (one) more
為る
(する)
to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to