大学は彼に名誉学位を与えた。

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大学は彼に名誉学位を与えた。

English Translation

The college bestowed an honorary degree on him.

Furigana

大学(だいがく)は彼(かれ)に名誉(めいよ)学位(がくい)を与(あた)えた。

Romanji

Daigaku wa kare ni meiyo gakui o ataeta.

Words

大学 (だいがく)

post-secondary education institution, incl. university, college, etc.; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning - one of the Four Books

は (は)

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

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

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

名誉 (めいよ)

honor; honour; credit; prestige

学位 (がくい)

(university) degree; (academic) degree

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.

与える (あたえる)

to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to grant; to confer; to present; to award; to provide; to afford; to offer; to supply; to assign; to cause; to pass (a variable to a function)