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Zach

彼に破滅をもたらしたのは賭け事だった。

Sentence Analyzer

破滅 もたらした 賭け事 だった

English Translation

It was gambling that brought about his ruin.

Furigana

(かれ)破滅(はめつ)をもたらしたのは()(ごと)だった。

Romanji

Kare ni hametsu o motarashita no wa kakegoto datta.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
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
破滅 (はめつ)
ruin; destruction; fall
()
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.
齎す (もたらす)
to bring; to take; to bring about
()
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
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
賭け事 (かけごと)
betting; gambling
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ハ、 やぶ.る、 やぶ.れる、 わ.れる
Meanings: rend, rip, tear, break, destroy, defeat, frustrate
Readings: メツ、 ほろ.びる、 ほろ.ぶ、 ほろ.ぼす
Meanings: destroy, ruin, overthrow, perish
Readings: ト、 か.ける、 かけ
Meanings: gamble, wager, bet
Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える
Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly