家族を養うことは彼にとって多大な重荷であった。

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English Translation

Supporting his family was a great burden for him.

Furigana

家族(かぞく)を養(やしな)うことは彼(かれ)にとって多大(ただい)な重荷(おもに)であった。

Romanji

Kazoku o yashinau koto wa kare nitotte tadaina omoni de atta.

Words

家族 (かぞく)

family; members of a family

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.

養う (やしなう)

to support; to maintain; to provide for; to bring up; to raise; to rear; to feed; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.); to develop; to build up; to recuperate (from injury, illness, etc.)

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

は (は)

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

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

に取って (にとって)

to; for; concerning; as far as ... is concerned; regarding

多大 (ただい)

heavy; much

重荷 (おもに、じゅうか)

load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility

だ (だ)

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