彼は金を稼ごうと一生懸命働いたが結局は失敗だった。

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English Translation

He worked hard to make money only to fail.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は金(きん)を稼(かせ)ごうと一生懸命(いっしょうけんめい)働(はたら)いたが結局(けっきょく)は失敗(しっぱい)だった。

Romanji

Kare wa kin o kasegou to isshōkenmei hataraita ga kekkyoku wa shippai datta.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

金 (きん)

gold (Au); golden (color); gold (medal, cup); valuable; of highest value; gold coin; money; Friday; metal (fourth of the five elements); Jin (dynasty of China; 1115-1234 CE); gold general; testicles; karat; carat

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.

稼ぐ (かせぐ)

to earn income; to labor; to labour

と (と)

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

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

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

が (が)

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

結局 (けっきょく)

after all; eventually; in the end

失敗 (しっぱい)

failure; mistake; blunder

だ (だ)

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