彼は生まれはは貧乏だったが、死ぬときのは百万長者だった。

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English Translation

He was born poor, but died a millionaire.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は生(う)まれはは貧乏(びんぼう)だったが、死(し)ぬときのは百万長者(ひゃくまんちょうじゃ)だった。

Romanji

Kare wa umare wa wa binbō datta ga, shinu toki no wa hyakumanchōja datta.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

生まれ (うまれ)

birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)

貧乏 (びんぼう)

poverty; destitute; poor

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

が (が)

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

死ぬ (しぬ)

to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to look dead; to cease; to stop

とき (とき)

regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen

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

百万長者 (ひゃくまんちょうじゃ)

millionaire; multimillionaire