彼が引退したとき、彼の息子が商売を引き継いだ。

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English Translation

When he retired, his son took over his business.

Furigana

彼(かれ)が引退(いんたい)したとき、彼(かれ)の息子(むすこ)が商売(しょうばい)を引(ひ)き継(つ)いだ。

Romanji

Kare ga intaishita toki, kare no musuko ga shōbai o hikitsuida.

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

引退 (いんたい)

retire

とき (とき)

regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen

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

息子 (むすこ、そく)

son; penis

商売 (しょうばい)

trade; business; commerce; transaction; occupation

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.

引き継ぐ (ひきつぐ)

to take over; to hand over