思いがけない事故で彼の成功への夢は打ち砕かれてしまった。

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思いがけない 事故 で 彼 の 成功 へ の 夢 は 打ち砕かれてしまった 。

English Translation

The accident destroyed all his hopes for success.

Furigana

思(おも)いがけない事故(じこ)で彼(かれ)の成功(せいこう)への夢(ゆめ)は打(う)ち砕(くだ)かれてしまった。

Romanji

Omoigakenai jiko de kare no seikō e no yume wa uchikudakareteshimatta.

Words

思いがけない (おもいがけない)

unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual

事故 (じこ、ことゆえ)

accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons

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.

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

成功 (せいこう)

success; hit

へ (へ)

indicates direction or goal (e.g. "to")

夢 (ゆめ)

dream

は (は)

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

打ち砕く (うちくだく、ぶちくだく)

to smash; to crush

Kanji

思

Readings: シ、 おも.う、 おもえら.く、 おぼ.す

Meaning: think

事

Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える

Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly

故

Readings: コ、 ゆえ、 ふる.い、 もと

Meanings: happenstance, especially, intentionally, reason, cause, circumstances, the late, therefore, consequently

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

成

Readings: セイ、 ジョウ、 な.る、 な.す、 -な.す

Meanings: turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reach

功

Readings: コウ、 ク、 いさお

Meanings: achievement, merits, success, honor, credit

夢

Readings: ム、 ボウ、 ゆめ、 ゆめ.みる、 くら.い

Meanings: dream, vision, illusion

打

Readings: ダ、 ダアス、 う.つ、 う.ち-、 ぶ.つ

Meanings: strike, hit, knock, pound, dozen

砕

Readings: サイ、 くだ.く、 くだ.ける

Meanings: smash, break, crush, familiar, popular