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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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)

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