彼は足の骨を折った時、３ヶ月間松葉杖を使わなければならなかった。

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English Translation

When he broke his leg, he had to use crutches for 3 months.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は足(あし)の骨(ほね)を折(お)った時(とき)、３ヶ月間(かげつかん)松葉杖(まつばづえ)を使(つか)わなければならなかった。

Romanji

Kare wa ashi no hone o otta toki, san kagetsukan matsubazue o tsukawanakerebanaranakatta.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

足 (あし)

foot; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation; money; coin

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

骨 (ほね)

bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit; fortitude; laborious; troublesome; difficult

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.

折る (おる)

to break; to fracture; to break off; to snap off; to pick (e.g. flowers); to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt; to end

時 (とき)

time; hour; moment; occasion; case; chance; opportunity; season; the times; the age; the day; tense

三 (さん、み)

three; tri-

松葉杖 (まつばづえ)

crutch; crutches

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