彼は社会主義者だと言っている。しかしながら、家を２軒とロールスロイスの車を持っている。

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English Translation

He claims to be a socialist, and yet he has two houses and a Rolls Royce.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は社会(しゃかい)主義者(しゅぎしゃ)だと言(い)っている。しかしながら、家(いえ)を２軒(けん)とロールスロイスの車(くるま)を持(も)っている。

Romanji

Kare wa shakai shugisha da to itteiru. shikashinagara, ie o ni ken to ro-rusuroisu no kuruma o motteiru.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

社会 (しゃかい)

society; public; community; the world; social studies

主義者 (しゅぎしゃ)

advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; ideologue; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); socialist; communist; anarchist

だ (だ)

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

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

言う (いう、ゆう)

to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

然しながら (しかしながら)

however; nevertheless

家 (いえ)

house; residence; dwelling; family; household; lineage; family name

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.

二 (に、ふた、ふ、ふう)

two

軒 (けん)

counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.

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

車 (くるま)

car; automobile; vehicle; wheel

持つ (もつ)

to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry; to possess; to have; to own; to maintain; to keep; to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive; to take charge of; to be in charge of