彼には国籍が不利に働いた。

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彼には国籍が不利に働いた。

English Translation

His nationality counted against him.

Furigana

彼(かれ)には国籍(こくせき)が不利(ふり)に働(はたら)いた。

Romanji

Kare ni wa kokuseki ga furi ni hataraita.

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

国籍 (こくせき)

nationality

が (が)

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

不利 (ふり)

disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable; unfavourable; drawback

働く (はたらく)

to work; to labor; to labour; to function; to operate; to be effective; to work (i.e. ... works); to come into play; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate; to do; to act; to practise; to practice; to be conjugated