長い病気の後で彼が以前ほど働けないのは当然である。

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English Translation

It stands to reason that he cannot work as hard as he used to after a long illness.

Furigana

長(なが)い病気(びょうき)の後(のち)で彼(かれ)が以前(いぜん)ほど働(はたら)けないのは当然(とうぜん)である。

Romanji

Nagai byōki no nochi de kare ga izen hodo hatarakenai no wa tōzen de aru.

Words

長い (ながい)

long (distance); long (time); lengthy

病気 (びょうき)

illness; disease; sickness

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

後 (あと)

behind; rear; after; later; after one's death; remainder; the rest; descendant; successor; heir; past; previous; more (e.g. five more minutes); left

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

が (が)

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

以前 (いぜん)

ago; since; before; previous

程 (ほど)

degree; extent; bounds; limit; indicates approx. amount or maximum; upper limit

は (は)

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

当然 (とうぜん)

natural; as a matter of course; justified; deserved; reasonable