彼は私が彼の年だったころより一生懸命に働く。

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English Translation

He works harder than I did at his age.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は私(わたし)が彼(かれ)の年(とし)だったころより一生懸命(いっしょうけんめい)に働(はたら)く。

Romanji

Kare wa watashi ga kare no toshi datta koro yori isshōkenmei ni hataraku.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

が (が)

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

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

年 (とし)

year; many years; age; past one's prime; old age

だ (だ)

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

ころ (ころ)

roller; runner; dried whale blubber

より (より)

than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more

一生懸命 (いっしょうけんめい)

very hard; with utmost effort; with all one's might; for dear life

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

働く (はたらく)

to work; to labor; to labour; to function; to operate; to be effective; to work (i.e. ... works); to come into play; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate; to do; to act; to practise; to practice; to be conjugated