彼女は本に収入の大部分を費やす。

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彼女は本に収入の大部分を費やす。

English Translation

She spends most of her income on books.

Furigana

彼女(かのじょ)は本(ほん)に収入(しゅうにゅう)の大(だい)部分(ぶぶん)を費(つい)やす。

Romanji

Kanojo wa hon ni shūnyū no dai bubun o tsuiyasu.

Words

彼女 (かのじょ)

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

は (は)

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

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

収入 (しゅうにゅう)

income; receipts; revenue

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

大 (おお)

big; large

部分 (ぶぶん)

portion; section; part

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.

費やす (ついやす)

to spend; to expend; to consume; to waste; to squander; to throw away; to devote