彼には父親の借金を支払う義務があった。

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彼には父親の借金を支払う義務があった。

English Translation

He was bound to pay his father's debt.

Furigana

彼(かれ)には父親(ちちおや)の借金(しゃっきん)を支払(しはら)う義務(ぎむ)があった。

Romanji

Kare ni wa chichioya no shakkin o shiharau gimu ga atta.

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

は (は)

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

父親 (ちちおや)

father

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

借金 (しゃっきん)

debt; loan; liabilities

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.

支払う (しはらう)

to pay

義務 (ぎむ)

duty; obligation; responsibility

が (が)

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

有る (ある)

to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about