その学者は少しではあるが持っていた金を全部本につぎ込んだ。

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English Translation

The scholar spent what little money he had on books.

Furigana

その学者(がくしゃ)は少(すこ)しではあるが持(も)っていた金(きん)を全部(ぜんぶ)本(ほん)につぎ込(こ)んだ。

Romanji

Sono gakusha wa sukoshi de wa aru ga motteita kin o zenbu hon ni tsugikonda.

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...

学者 (がくしゃ)

scholar

は (は)

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

少し (すこし)

small quantity; little; few; something; little while; short distance

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

有る (ある)

to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

が (が)

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

持つ (もつ)

to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry; to possess; to have; to own; to maintain; to keep; to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive; to take charge of; to be in charge of

金 (きん)

gold (Au); golden (color); gold (medal, cup); valuable; of highest value; gold coin; money; Friday; metal (fourth of the five elements); Jin (dynasty of China; 1115-1234 CE); gold general; testicles; karat; carat

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.

全部 (ぜんぶ)

all; entire; whole; altogether

本 (ほん)

book; volume; script; this; present; main; head; real; regular; counter for long cylindrical things; counter for films, TV shows, etc.; counter for goals, home runs, etc.; counter for telephone calls

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

注ぎ込む (つぎこむ)

to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate; to infuse; to instill; to implant; to imbue; to focus (attention, efforts)