彼は優れた学者になりはしたが健康を害してしまった。

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English Translation

He became a brilliant scholar but only at the expense of his health.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は優(すぐ)れた学者(がくしゃ)になりはしたが健康(けんこう)を害(がい)してしまった。

Romanji

Kare wa sugureta gakusha ni nari wa shita ga kenkō o gaishiteshimatta.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

優れる (すぐれる)

to surpass; to outstrip; to excel

学者 (がくしゃ)

scholar

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

なる (なる)

that is in; who is called; that is called; that is

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

が (が)

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

健康 (けんこう)

health; sound; wholesome

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.

害す (がいす)

to injure; to damage; to harm; to hurt; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct