私は彼の財産を受け継いだ。

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私 は 彼 の 財産 を 受け継いだ 。

English Translation

I inherited his estate.

Furigana

私(わたし)は彼(かれ)の財産(ざいさん)を受(う)け継(つ)いだ。

Romanji

Watashi wa kare no zaisan o uketsuida.

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

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

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

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.

受け継ぐ (うけつぐ)

to inherit; to succeed; to take over

Kanji

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

財

Readings: ザイ、 サイ、 ゾク、 たから

Meanings: property, money, wealth, assets

産

Readings: サン、 う.む、 う.まれる、 うぶ-、 む.す

Meanings: products, bear, give birth, yield, childbirth, native, property

受

Readings: ジュ、 う.ける、 -う.け、 う.かる

Meanings: accept, undergo, answer (phone), take, get, catch, receive

継

Readings: ケイ、 つ.ぐ、 まま-

Meanings: inherit, succeed, continue, patch, graft (tree)