彼に代わって私が責任を負った。

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彼 に 代わって 私 が 責任 を 負った 。

English Translation

I undertook responsibility for him.

Furigana

彼(かれ)に代(か)わって私(わたし)が責任(せきにん)を負(お)った。

Romanji

Kare ni kawatte watashi ga sekinin o otta.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

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

替わる (かわる)

to succeed; to relieve; to replace; to take the place of; to substitute for; to take over for; to represent; to be exchanged; to change (places with); to switch

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

が (が)

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

責任 (せきにん)

duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus

を (を)

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.

負う (おう)

to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to be injured; to owe

Kanji

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

代

Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 か.わる、 かわ.る、 かわ.り、 か.わり、 -がわ.り、 -が.わり、 か.える、 よ、 しろ

Meanings: substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

責

Readings: セキ、 せ.める

Meanings: blame, condemn, censure

任

Readings: ニン、 まか.せる、 まか.す

Meanings: responsibility, duty, term, entrust to, appoint

負

Readings: フ、 ま.ける、 ま.かす、 お.う

Meanings: defeat, negative, -, minus, bear, owe, assume a responsibility