我々は財政的に困窮していた。要するに破産したのだ。

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我々 は 財政的 に 困窮していた 。 要するに 破産した の だ 。

English Translation

We were financially troubled, in short, we were bankrupt.

Furigana

我々(われわれ)は財政的(ざいせいてき)に困窮(こんきゅう)していた。要(よう)するに破産(はさん)したのだ。

Romanji

Wareware wa zaiseiteki ni konkyūshiteita. yōsuruni hasanshita no da.

Words

我々 (われわれ)

we

は (は)

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

財政的 (ざいせいてき)

economic; financial; fiscal

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

困窮 (こんきゅう)

poverty; distress

要するに (ようするに)

in a word; after all; the point is ...; in short ...; to put simply; the long and short of it is that ....

破産 (はさん)

bankruptcy; insolvency

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

だ (だ)

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

Kanji

我

Readings: ガ、 われ、 わ、 わ.が-、 わが-

Meanings: ego, I, selfish, our, oneself

財

Readings: ザイ、 サイ、 ゾク、 たから

Meanings: property, money, wealth, assets

政

Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 まつりごと、 まん

Meanings: politics, government

的

Readings: テキ、 まと

Meanings: bull's eye, mark, target, object, adjective ending

困

Readings: コン、 こま.る

Meanings: quandary, become distressed, annoyed

窮

Readings: キュウ、 キョウ、 きわ.める、 きわ.まる、 きわ.まり、 きわ.み

Meanings: hard up, destitute, suffer, perplexed, cornered

要

Readings: ヨウ、 い.る、 かなめ

Meanings: need, main point, essence, pivot, key to

破

Readings: ハ、 やぶ.る、 やぶ.れる、 わ.れる

Meanings: rend, rip, tear, break, destroy, defeat, frustrate

産

Readings: サン、 う.む、 う.まれる、 うぶ-、 む.す

Meanings: products, bear, give birth, yield, childbirth, native, property