彼は若い頃一生懸命に勉強した。そして、それが彼の後年の成功に貢献した。

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English Translation

He studied hard in his youth, and it contributed to his success in later years.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は若(わか)い頃(ころ)一生懸命(いっしょうけんめい)に勉強(べんきょう)した。そして、それが彼(かれ)の後年(こうねん)の成功(せいこう)に貢献(こうけん)した。

Romanji

Kare wa wakai koro isshōkenmei ni benkyōshita. soshite, sore ga kare no kōnen no seikō ni kōkenshita.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

若い (わかい)

young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small

頃 (ころ、ごろ)

(approximate) time; around; about; toward; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season

一生懸命 (いっしょうけんめい)

very hard; with utmost effort; with all one's might; for dear life

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

勉強 (べんきょう)

study; diligence; discount; reduction

然して (そして、しかして)

and; and then; thus; and now

其れ (それ)

that (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind); it; that time; then; there (indicating a place near the listener); you

が (が)

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

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

後年 (こうねん)

future years; in (one's) later years

成功 (せいこう)

success; hit

貢献 (こうけん)

contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)