その少年は頭がよかったので、商人の取引に役立った。

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English Translation

That boy was so clever that he was helpful to the merchant in dealing.

Furigana

その少年(しょうねん)は頭(あたま)がよかったので、商人(しょうにん)の取引(とりひき)に役立(やくだ)った。

Romanji

Sono shōnen wa atama ga yokatta node, shōnin no torihiki ni yakudatta.

Words

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...

少年 (しょうねん)

boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad

は (は)

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

頭 (あたま、かしら)

head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; intellect; leader; chief; boss; captain; top; tip; beginning; start; head; person; top structural component of a kanji

が (が)

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

良い (よい)

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable; sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared; profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial; OK

ので (ので、んで)

that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...

商人 (しょうにん、あきんど、あきうど、あきゅうど、あきびと)

trader; shopkeeper; merchant

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

取引 (とりひき)

transactions; dealings; business

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

役立つ (やくだつ)

to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose