彼の食べるものは粗末だった。

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彼 の 食べる もの は 粗末 だった 。

English Translation

His diet was abstemious.

Furigana

彼(かれ)の食(た)べるものは粗末(そまつ)だった。

Romanji

Kare no taberu mono wa somatsu 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

食べる (たべる)

to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

者 (もの、もん)

person

は (は)

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

粗末 (そまつ)

crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby

だ (だ)

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

Kanji

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

食

Readings: ショク、 ジキ、 く.う、 く.らう、 た.べる、 は.む

Meanings: eat, food

粗

Readings: ソ、 あら.い、 あら-

Meanings: coarse, rough, rugged

末

Readings: マツ、 バツ、 すえ

Meanings: end, close, tip, powder, posterity