彼は約束を守らないことがよくある。

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彼は約束を守らないことがよくある。

English Translation

He often fails to keep his promise.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は約束(やくそく)を守(まも)らないことがよくある。

Romanji

Kare wa yakusoku o mamoranai koto ga yoku aru.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

約束 (やくそく)

promise; agreement; arrangement; one's word; contract; pact; appointment; engagement; date; convention; rule; destiny; fate

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.

守る (まもる)

to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe; to obey; to follow

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

が (が)

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

良く (よく)

nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully; frequently; often

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