聞いたところでは、彼は生物を勉強するために渡米したそうだ。

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English Translation

According to what I heard, he went over to America to study biology.

Furigana

聞(き)いたところでは、彼(かれ)は生物(せいぶつ)を勉強(べんきょう)するために渡米(とべい)したそうだ。

Romanji

Kiita tokoro de wa, kare wa seibutsu o benkyōsuru tameni tobeishita sō da.

Words

聞く (きく)

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to query; to learn of; to hear about; to follow (advice); to comply with; to smell (esp. incense); to sample fragrance

所 (ところ、とこ)

place; spot; scene; site; address; district; area; locality; one's house; point; part; space; room; whereupon; as a result; about to; on the verge of; was just doing; was in the process of doing; have just done; just finished doing

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

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

生物 (せいぶつ)

living things; creature; biology

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.

勉強 (べんきょう)

study; diligence; discount; reduction

為に (ために)

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of; because of; as a result of

渡米 (とべい)

going to USA; going to America

そう (そう)

so; really; seeming; appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of

だ (だ)

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