近ごろでは、結婚の動機は必ずしも純粋なものではない。

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English Translation

These days, the motive for marriage is not necessarily pure.

Furigana

近(ちか)ごろでは、結婚(けっこん)の動機(どうき)は必(かなら)ずしも純粋(じゅんすい)なものではない。

Romanji

Chikagoro de wa, kekkon no dōki wa kanarazushimo junsuina mono de wa nai.

Words

近頃 (ちかごろ)

lately; recently; nowadays

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.

は (は)

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

結婚 (けっこん)

marriage

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

動機 (どうき)

motive; incentive; motif

必ずしも (かならずしも)

not always; not necessarily; not all; not entirely

純粋 (じゅんすい)

pure; true; genuine; unmixed

者 (もの、もん)

person

だ (だ)

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

ない (ない)

not; emphatic suffix