彼の夢はアナウンサーとしてテレビに登場することであった。

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English Translation

His ambition was to break into television as an announcer.

Furigana

彼(かれ)の夢(ゆめ)はアナウンサーとしてテレビに登場(とうじょう)することであった。

Romanji

Kare no yume wa anaunsa- toshite terebi ni tōjōsuru koto de atta.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

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

夢 (ゆめ)

dream

は (は)

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

アナウンサー (アナウンサー、アナウンサ)

announcer

として (として)

as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...

テレビ (テレビ)

television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast

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

登場 (とうじょう)

entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

だ (だ)

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

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...