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
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 ...