自分の仕事はあまり好きではなかったが、新しく買った家でお金を借りていた。

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English Translation

He didn't really like his job, but he owed money on his new house.

Furigana

自分(じぶん)の仕事(しごと)はあまり好(す)きではなかったが、新(あたら)しく買(か)った家(いえ)でお金(かね)を借(か)りていた。

Romanji

Jibun no shigoto wa amari suki de wa nakatta ga, atarashiku katta ie de okane o kariteita.

Words

自分 (じぶん)

myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself; I; me; you

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

仕事 (しごと)

work; job; business; occupation; employment; vocation; task; work

は (は)

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

余り (あまり、あんまり)

remainder; rest; balance; remains; scraps; residue; remnant; not very (with negative sentence); not much; surplus; excess; fullness; too much; more than; over

好き (すき)

liking; fondness; love

だ (だ)

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

無い (ない)

nonexistent; not being (there); unpossessed; unowned; not had; unique; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility; not ...; to not be...; to have not ...

が (が)

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

新しい (あたらしい)

new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date; modern

買う (かう)

to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke

家 (いえ)

house; residence; dwelling; family; household; lineage; family name

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.

お金 (おかね)

money

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.

借りる (かりる)

to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire