私の成功はもっぱら彼の努力のおかげだった。

Sentence Analyzer

私 の 成功 は もっぱら 彼 の 努力 の おかげ だった 。

English Translation

Our success was, in the main, due to his efforts.

Furigana

私(わたし)の成功(せいこう)はもっぱら彼(かれ)の努力(どりょく)のおかげだった。

Romanji

Watashi no seikō wa moppara kare no doryoku no okage datta.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

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

成功 (せいこう)

success; hit

は (は)

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

専ら (もっぱら、もはら)

wholly; solely; entirely; exclusively; devotedly; fixedly; principally; mostly; chiefly; mainly

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

努力 (どりょく)

great effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; effort

お蔭 (おかげ)

grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); blessing; assistance; help; aid; effects; influence

だ (だ)

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

Kanji

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

成

Readings: セイ、 ジョウ、 な.る、 な.す、 -な.す

Meanings: turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reach

功

Readings: コウ、 ク、 いさお

Meanings: achievement, merits, success, honor, credit

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

努

Readings: ド、 つと.める

Meanings: toil, diligent, as much as possible

力

Readings: リョク、 リキ、 リイ、 ちから

Meanings: power, strength, strong, strain, bear up, exert