小額の年金で生活するのは彼には困難であった。

Sentence Analyzer

English Translation

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

Furigana

小額(しょうがく)の年金(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)であった。

Romanji

Shōgaku no nenkin de seikatsusuru no wa kare ni wa konnan de atta.

Words

少額 (しょうがく)

small sum (e.g. of money); small denomination

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

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

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

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...