彼のまじめさがかえってマイナスになった。

Sentence Analyzer

彼 の まじめさ が かえって マイナス に なった 。

English Translation

His diligence turned out a disadvantage after all.

Furigana

彼(かれ)のまじめさがかえってマイナスになった。

Romanji

Kare no majimesa ga kaette mainasu ni natta.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

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

真面目さ (まじめさ)

earnestness; solemnity; gravity; seriousness; soberness

が (が)

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

却って (かえって)

on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead

マイナス (マイナス)

minus

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

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...

Kanji

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the