休暇を過ごすのに私にはたくさんの金がかかります。

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English Translation

It's costing me a lot to spend the holidays.

Furigana

休暇(きゅうか)を過(す)ごすのに私(わたし)にはたくさんの金(きん)がかかります。

Romanji

Kyūka o sugosu no ni watashi ni wa takusan no kin ga kakarimasu.

Words

休暇 (きゅうか)

holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)

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.

過ごす (すごす)

to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support; to overdo; to do too much; to ... without acting on it

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

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

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

沢山 (たくさん)

a lot; lots; plenty; many; a large number; much; a great deal; a good deal; enough; sufficient; enough; too many; too much

金 (きん)

gold (Au); golden (color); gold (medal, cup); valuable; of highest value; gold coin; money; Friday; metal (fourth of the five elements); Jin (dynasty of China; 1115-1234 CE); gold general; testicles; karat; carat

が (が)

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

掛かる (かかる)

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend; to deal with; to handle; to have started to; to be on the verge of; to overlap (e.g. information in a manual); to cover; to (come) at; to be fastened; to be covered (e.g. with dust, a table-cloth, etc.); to be caught in; to get a call; to depend on

Kanji

休

Readings: キュウ、やす.む、やす.まる、やす.める

Meanings: rest, day off, retire, sleep

暇

Readings: カ、ひま、いとま

Meanings: spare time, rest, leisure, time, leave of absence

過

Readings: カ、す.ぎる、 -す.ぎる、 -す.ぎ、す.ごす、あやま.つ、あやま.ち、よ.ぎる

Meanings: overdo, exceed, go beyond, error

私

Readings: シ、わたくし、わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

金

Readings: キン、コン、ゴン、かね、かな-、 -がね

Meaning: gold