彼の破産を引き起こしたのは賭事のためでしたか。

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English Translation

Was it gambling that brought about his bankruptcy?

Furigana

彼(かれ)の破産(はさん)を引(ひ)き起(お)こしたのは賭事(かけごと)のためでしたか。

Romanji

Kare no hasan o hikiokoshita no wa kakegoto no tame deshita ka.

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

破産 (はさん)

bankruptcy; insolvency

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.

引き起こす (ひきおこす)

to cause; to induce; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)

は (は)

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

賭け事 (かけごと)

betting; gambling

為 (ため)

good; advantage; benefit; welfare; sake; purpose; objective; aim; consequence; result; effect; affecting; regarding; concerning

デス (デス)

death

か (か)

indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way