彼は妻が死んで以来酒を飲む癖がついた。

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彼は妻が死んで以来酒を飲む癖がついた。

English Translation

He has taken to drinking since the death of his wife.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は妻(つま)が死(し)んで以来(いらい)酒(さけ)を飲(の)む癖(くせ)がついた。

Romanji

Kare wa tsuma ga shinde irai sake o nomu kuse ga tsuita.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

妻 (つま)

wife; my dear; dear; honey; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment

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

以来 (いらい)

since; henceforth

酒 (さけ、ささ、き、くし、しゅ)

alcohol; sake

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.

飲む (のむ)

to drink; to gulp; to swallow; to take (medicine); to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress; to accept (e.g. demand, condition); to make light of; to conceal

癖 (くせ、へき)

habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; mannerism; crease; wrinkle; curl; kink

点く (つく)

to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on); to be lighted; to catch fire