その金持ちの友人は彼によそよそしい態度を取った。

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English Translation

The rich friend gave him the cold shoulder.

Furigana

その金持(かねも)ちの友人(ゆうじん)は彼(かれ)によそよそしい態度(たいど)を取(と)った。

Romanji

Sono kanemochi no yūjin wa kare ni yosoyososhii taido o totta.

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...

金持ち (かねもち)

rich person

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

友人 (ゆうじん)

friend

は (は)

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

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

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

余所余所しい (よそよそしい)

distant; cold; formal

態度 (たいど)

attitude; manner; behaviour

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.

取る (とる)

to take; to pick up; to harvest; to earn; to win; to choose; to steal; to eat; to have (a meal); to remove (one's glasses, etc.); to compete (in sumo, cards, etc.); to play