彼の生涯は長い失敗の連続だった。
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English Translation
His life was a long series of failures.
Furigana
Romanji
Kare no shōgai wa nagai shippai no renzoku datta.
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
生涯
(しょうがい)
one's lifetime (i.e. one's existence until death); one's career
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
長い
(ながい)
long (distance); long (time); lengthy
失敗
(しっぱい)
failure; mistake; blunder
連続
(れんぞく)
serial; consecutive; continuity; occurring in succession; continuing
だ
(だ)
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
Kanji
Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける、 う.まれる、 うま.れる、 う.まれ、 うまれ、 う.む、 お.う、 は.える、 は.やす、 き、 なま、 なま-、 な.る、 な.す、 む.す、 -う
Meanings: life, genuine, birth
Readings: ガイ、 はて
Meanings: horizon, shore, limit, bound
Readings: チョウ、 なが.い、 おさ
Meanings: long, leader, superior, senior
Readings: シツ、 うしな.う、 う.せる
Meanings: lose, error, fault, disadvantage, loss
Readings: ハイ、 やぶ.れる
Meanings: failure, defeat, reversal
Readings: レン、 つら.なる、 つら.ねる、 つ.れる、 -づ.れ
Meanings: take along, lead, join, connect, party, gang, clique
Readings: ゾク、 ショク、 コウ、 キョウ、 つづ.く、 つづ.ける、 つぐ.ない
Meanings: continue, series, sequel