少ない年金で生活するのは彼には困難だった。

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English Translation

It was hard for him to live on his small pension.

Furigana

少(すく)ない年金(ねんきん)で生活(せいかつ)するのは彼(かれ)には困難(こんなん)だった。

Romanji

Sukunai nenkin de seikatsusuru no wa kare ni wa konnan datta.

Words

少ない (すくない)

few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom

年金 (ねんきん)

annuity; pension

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.

生活 (せいかつ)

living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood

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

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

困難 (こんなん)

difficulty; distress

だ (だ)

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