彼は強盗の罪で刑務所に入っていた。

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彼は強盗の罪で刑務所に入っていた。

English Translation

He was in prison on a charge of robbery.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は強盗(ごうとう)の罪(つみ)で刑務所(けいむしょ)に入(はい)っていた。

Romanji

Kare wa gōtō no tsumi de keimusho ni haitteita.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

強盗 (ごうとう)

robber; mugger; robbery; burglary

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

罪 (つみ)

crime; sin; wrongdoing; indiscretion; penalty; sentence; punishment; fault; responsibility; culpability; thoughtlessness; lack of consideration

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

刑務所 (けいむしょ)

prison; penitentiary

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

入る (いる)

to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in