財布を握っている者が家の支配者である。

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財布を握っている者が家の支配者である。

English Translation

Who holds the purse, rules the house.

Furigana

財布(さいふ)を握(にぎ)っている者(もの)が家(いえ)の支配者(しはいしゃ)である。

Romanji

Saifu o nigitteiru mono ga ie no shihaisha de aru.

Words

財布 (さいふ)

purse; handbag; wallet

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.

握る (にぎる)

to clasp; to grasp; to grip; to clutch; to make (nigirizushi, rice ball, etc.); to form; to press into shape; to mold; to mould; to seize (power, etc.); to take hold of

者 (もの、もん)

person

が (が)

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

家 (いえ)

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

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

支配者 (しはいしゃ)

governor; leader; ruler

だ (だ)

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

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...