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Zach

彼はかつては大金持ちであったようだ。

Sentence Analyzer

かつて 大金持ち あった よう

English Translation

He seems to have had a great amount of money.

Furigana

(かれ)はかつては大金持(おおがねも)ちであったようだ。

Romanji

Kare wa katsute wa ōganemochi de atta yō da.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
嘗て (かつて、かって)
once; before; formerly; ever; former; ex-; never yet; never before; first time; still not happened
大金持ち (おおがねもち、おおかねもち)
very rich person
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
(ある)
a certain ...; some ...
(よう)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style; design; like; similar to; thing (thought or spoken)

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
Readings: キン、 コン、 ゴン、 かね、 かな-、 -がね
Meaning: gold
Readings: ジ、 も.つ、 -も.ち、 も.てる
Meanings: hold, have