彼は生涯を貧しい人々を救う事に捧げた。

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彼は生涯を貧しい人々を救う事に捧げた。

English Translation

He dedicated his life to helping the poor.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は生涯(しょうがい)を貧(まず)しい人々(ひとびと)を救(すく)う事(こと)に捧(ささ)げた。

Romanji

Kare wa shōgai o mazushii hitobito o sukuu koto ni sasageta.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

生涯 (しょうがい)

one's lifetime (i.e. one's existence until death); one's career

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.

貧しい (まずしい)

poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty; skimpy; slight; inadequate

人々 (ひとびと、にんにん)

each person; people; men and women; everybody

救う (すくう)

to rescue from; to help out of; to save

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

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

捧げる (ささげる)

to lift up; to give; to offer; to consecrate; to devote; to sacrifice; to dedicate