彼は少しずつお金をためたので、新居を立てることができた。

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English Translation

He saved money little by little, so that he could build a new house.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は少(すこ)しずつお金(かね)をためたので、新居(しんきょ)を立(た)てることができた。

Romanji

Kare wa sukoshi zutsu okane o tameta node, shinkyo o tateru koto ga dekita.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

少し (すこし)

small quantity; little; few; something; little while; short distance

ずつ (ずつ、づつ)

apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal

お金 (おかね)

money

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.

矯める (ためる)

to straighten; to correct; to cure; to falsify

ので (ので、んで)

that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...

新居 (しんきょ)

new home

立てる (たてる)

to stand up; to put up; to set up; to erect; to raise; to thrust into; to bury into; to dig into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to raise (a cloud of dust, etc.); to cause; to make; to establish; to set up; to develop; to formulate; to put up (a political candidate); to make (one's leader); to treat with respect; to give (someone) their due; to make (someone) look good; to avoid embarrassing (someone); to sharpen; to make clear; to shut; to close; to make tea (macha); to perform the tea ceremony; to divide by; to do ... vigorously

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

出来る (できる)

to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at; to be permitted (to do); to become intimate; to take up (with somebody); to grow; to be raised; to become pregnant