彼は普通現金のかわりにクレジットカードを使います。

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English Translation

He usually uses credit cards instead of cash.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は普通(ふつう)現金(げんきん)のかわりにクレジットカードを使(つか)います。

Romanji

Kare wa futsū genkin no kawari ni kurejittoka-do o tsukaimasu.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

普通 (ふつう)

general; ordinary; usual; normally; generally; usually; train that stops at every station

現金 (げんきん)

cash; ready money; money on hand; currency; mercenary; self-interested; calculating

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

換わり (かわり)

an exchange transaction

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

クレジットカード (クレジットカード、クレジット・カード)

credit card

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.

使う (つかう)

to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; to consume; to use (language); to speak