彼の第一の趣味であるヨットに彼の給料の大部分が費やされる。

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English Translation

Sailing a boat, his chief hobby, costs him most of his salary.

Furigana

彼(かれ)の第(だい)一(いち)の趣味(しゅみ)であるヨットに彼(かれ)の給料(きゅうりょう)の大(だい)部分(ぶぶん)が費(つい)やされる。

Romanji

Kare no dai ichi no shumi de aru yotto ni kare no kyūryō no dai bubun ga tsuiyasareru.

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

第 (だい)

ordinal

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

趣味 (しゅみ)

hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking

だ (だ)

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

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...

ヨット (ヨット)

yacht (usually only used for a sailing boat with one mast)

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

給料 (きゅうりょう)

salary; wages

大 (おお)

big; large

部分 (ぶぶん)

portion; section; part

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

費やす (ついやす)

to spend; to expend; to consume; to waste; to squander; to throw away; to devote