彼は試験の失敗によって絶望に追いやられた。

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English Translation

His failure in the examination drove him to despair.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は試験(しけん)の失敗(しっぱい)によって絶望(ぜつぼう)に追(お)いやられた。

Romanji

Kare wa shiken no shippai niyotte zetsubō ni oiyarareta.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

試験 (しけん)

examination; test; study; trial; experiment

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

失敗 (しっぱい)

failure; mistake; blunder

に因って (によって)

according to; by (means of); due to; because of

絶望 (ぜつぼう)

despair; hopelessness

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

追いやる (おいやる)

to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)