彼の行為は崇高な理想が動機になっていた。

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English Translation

His act was animated by noble ideals.

Furigana

彼(かれ)の行為(こうい)は崇高(すうこう)な理想(りそう)が動機(どうき)になっていた。

Romanji

Kare no kōi wa sūkōna risō ga dōki ni natteita.

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

行為 (こうい)

act; deed; conduct

は (は)

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

崇高 (すうこう、しゅうこう)

loftiness; sublimity; nobility

理想 (りそう)

ideal; ideals

が (が)

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

動機 (どうき)

motive; incentive; motif

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

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...