長年の努力が烏有に帰した。

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長年 の 努力 が 烏有 に 帰した 。

English Translation

Years of effort came to nothing.

Furigana

長年(ながねん)の努力(どりょく)が烏有(うゆう)に帰(かえ)した。

Romanji

Naganen no doryoku ga uyū ni kaeshita.

Words

長年 (ながねん、えいねん)

long time; many years

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

努力 (どりょく)

great effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; effort

が (が)

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

烏有 (うゆう)

nonexistence

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

帰す (きす)

to come to (in the end); to end in; to attribute; to blame

Kanji

長

Readings: チョウ、 なが.い、 おさ

Meanings: long, leader, superior, senior

年

Readings: ネン、 とし

Meanings: year, counter for years

努

Readings: ド、 つと.める

Meanings: toil, diligent, as much as possible

力

Readings: リョク、 リキ、 リイ、 ちから

Meanings: power, strength, strong, strain, bear up, exert

烏

Readings: ウ、 オ、 からす、 いずくんぞ、 なんぞ

Meanings: crow, raven

有

Readings: ユウ、 ウ、 あ.る

Meanings: possess, have, exist, happen, occur, approx

帰

Readings: キ、 かえ.る、 かえ.す、 おく.る、 とつ.ぐ

Meanings: homecoming, arrive at, lead to, result in