彼らは投資から８パーセントの利益を得た。

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English Translation

They obtained a yield of 8 percent on their investment.

Furigana

彼(かれ)らは投資(とうし)から８パーセントの利益(りえき)を得(え)た。

Romanji

Karera wa tōshi kara hachi pa-sento no rieki o eta.

Words

彼ら (かれら)

they (usually male); them

は (は)

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

投資 (とうし)

investment

から (から)

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since

八 (はち、や)

eight

パーセント (パーセント)

percent; percentage

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

利益 (りえき、りやく)

profit; gains; benefit; advantage; interest (of the public, etc.); grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing; miracle

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.

得る (うる)

to be able to ...; can ...; to get; to acquire; to obtain; to procure; to earn; to win; to gain; to secure; to attain

Kanji

彼

Readings: ヒ、かれ、かの、か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

投

Readings: トウ、な.げる、 -な.げ

Meanings: throw, discard, abandon, launch into, join, invest in, hurl, give up, sell at a loss

資

Reading: シ

Meanings: assets, resources, capital, funds, data, be conducive to, contribute to

利

Readings: リ、き.く

Meanings: profit, advantage, benefit

益

Readings: エキ、ヤク、ま.す

Meanings: benefit, gain, profit, advantage

得

Readings: トク、え.る、う.る

Meanings: gain, get, find, earn, acquire, can, may, able to, profit, advantage, benefit