彼が帰ってきたのは、ホームシックにかかったからではなく、ふところが心細くなったからである。

Sentence Analyzer

彼 が 帰ってきた の は 、 ホームシック に かかった から で は なく 、 ふところ が 心細く なった から で ある 。

English Translation

He came back not because he was homesick, but because he was running short of money.

Furigana

彼(かれ)が帰(かえ)ってきたのは、ホームシックにかかったからではなく、ふところが心細(こころぼそ)くなったからである。

Romanji

Kare ga kaettekita no wa, ho-mushikku ni kakatta kara de wa naku, futokoro ga kokorobosoku natta kara de aru.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

が (が)

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

帰る (かえる)

to return; to come home; to go home; to go back; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate

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

は (は)

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

ホームシック (ホームシック)

homesick

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

掛かる (かかる)

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend; to deal with; to handle; to have started to; to be on the verge of; to overlap (e.g. information in a manual); to cover; to (come) at; to be fastened; to be covered (e.g. with dust, a table-cloth, etc.); to be caught in; to get a call; to depend on

から (から)

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since

だ (だ)

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

無い (ない)

nonexistent; not being (there); unpossessed; unowned; not had; unique; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility; not ...; to not be...; to have not ...

懐 (ふところ)

bosom; bust; (breast) pocket; purse; handbag

心細い (こころぼそい)

helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging; disheartening

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 ...

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...

Kanji

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

帰

Readings: キ、 かえ.る、 かえ.す、 おく.る、 とつ.ぐ

Meanings: homecoming, arrive at, lead to, result in

心

Readings: シン、 こころ、 -ごころ

Meanings: heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61)

細

Readings: サイ、 ほそ.い、 ほそ.る、 こま.か、 こま.かい

Meanings: dainty, get thin, taper, slender, narrow, detailed, precise