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Zach

彼は近所の人たちから笑い者にされた。

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近所 人たち から 笑い者 された

English Translation

He was made a fool of by his neighbors.

Furigana

(かれ)近所(きんじょ)(ひと)たちから(わら)(しゃ)にされた。

Romanji

Kare wa kinjo no hitotachi kara waraisha ni sareta.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
近所 (きんじょ)
neighbourhood; neighborhood
()
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
人達 (ひとたち)
people
から (から)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since
笑いもの (わらいもの)
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
()
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
為る (する)
to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: キン、 コン、 ちか.い
Meanings: near, early, akin, tantamount
Readings: ショ、 ところ、 -ところ、 どころ、 とこ
Meaning: place
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: ショウ、 わら.う、 え.む
Meaning: laugh
Readings: シャ、 もの
Meanings: someone, person