彼が成功したのは、努力したからではなくたまたま運がよかったためである。

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English Translation

He succeeded, not because he made efforts, but because he happened to be lucky.

Furigana

彼(かれ)が成功(せいこう)したのは、努力(どりょく)したからではなくたまたま運(うん)がよかったためである。

Romanji

Kare ga seikōshita no wa, doryokushita kara de wa naku tamatama un ga yokatta tame de aru.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

が (が)

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

成功 (せいこう)

success; hit

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

は (は)

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

努力 (どりょく)

great effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; effort

から (から)

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

無い (ない)

nonexistent; not being (there); unpossessed; unowned; not had; unique; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility; not ...; to not be...; to have not ...

偶々 (たまたま)

casually; unexpectedly; accidentally; by chance

運 (うん)

fortune; luck

良い (よい)

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable; sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared; profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial; OK

為 (ため)

good; advantage; benefit; welfare; sake; purpose; objective; aim; consequence; result; effect; affecting; regarding; concerning

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...