彼はお金に困っていたので、昨日スーパーマーケットで万引きを働いた。

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English Translation

He was hard up for money and lifted goods in a supermarket yesterday.

Furigana

彼(かれ)はお金(かね)に困(こま)っていたので、昨日(きのう)スーパーマーケットで万引(まんび)きを働(はたら)いた。

Romanji

Kare wa okane ni komatteita node, kinō su-pa-ma-ketto de manbiki o hataraita.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

お金 (おかね)

money

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

困る (こまる)

to be troubled; to be worried; to be bothered; to be embarrassed; to be stumped

ので (ので、んで)

that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...

昨日 (きのう、さくじつ)

yesterday

スーパーマーケット (スーパーマーケット)

supermarket

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.

万引 (まんびき)

shoplifting; shoplifter

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.

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