その事件は彼の名声を傷つけた。

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その事件は彼の名声を傷つけた。

English Translation

That incident harmed his reputation.

Furigana

その事件(じけん)は彼(かれ)の名声(めいせい)を傷(きず)つけた。

Romanji

Sono jiken wa kare no meisei o kizutsuketa.

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...

事件 (じけん)

event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble; scandal

は (は)

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

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

名声 (めいせい)

fame; reputation; renown

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.

傷付ける (きずつける)

to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip; to scratch