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Zach

長いわずらいで彼は借金をこさえた。

Sentence Analyzer

長い わずらいで 借金 こさえた

English Translation

His long sickness ran him into debt.

Furigana

(なが)いわずらいで(かれ)借金(しゃっきん)をこさえた。

Romanji

Nagai wazuraide kare wa shakkin o kosaeta.

Words

長い (ながい)
long (distance); long (time); lengthy
患う (わずらう)
to be ill; to suffer from; to worry about; to be concerned about; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...
(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
借金 (しゃっきん)
debt; loan; liabilities
()
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.
拵える (こしらえる、こさえる)
to make; to manufacture

Kanji

Readings: チョウ、 なが.い、 おさ
Meanings: long, leader, superior, senior
Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: シャク、 か.りる
Meanings: borrow, rent
Readings: キン、 コン、 ゴン、 かね、 かな-、 -がね
Meaning: gold