私の妻は私を説得して新車を買わせた。

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私の妻は私を説得して新車を買わせた。

English Translation

My wife talked me into buying a new car.

Furigana

私(わたし)の妻(つま)は私(わたし)を説得(せっとく)して新車(しんしゃ)を買(か)わせた。

Romanji

Watashi no tsuma wa watashi o settokushite shinsha o kawaseta.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

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

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

妻 (つま)

wife; my dear; dear; honey; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment

は (は)

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

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.

説得 (せっとく)

persuasion

新車 (しんしゃ)

new car

買う (かう)

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