私は父の財産の少ないほうの分け前を与えた。

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English Translation

I was given a minor share of my father's wealth.

Furigana

私(わたし)は父(ちち)の財産(ざいさん)の少(すく)ないほうの分(わ)け前(まえ)を与(あた)えた。

Romanji

Watashi wa chichi no zaisan no sukunai hō no wakemae o ataeta.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

は (は)

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

父 (ちち、とと、ちゃん、てて、かぞ、かそ、しし、あて)

father

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

財産 (ざいさん)

property; fortune; assets

少ない (すくない)

few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom

切っ先 (きっさき、ほう)

point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack

分け前 (わけまえ)

share; portion; quota; cut

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.

与える (あたえる)

to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to grant; to confer; to present; to award; to provide; to afford; to offer; to supply; to assign; to cause; to pass (a variable to a function)