銀行は彼のビルを抵当に取っている。

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銀行は彼のびるを抵当に取っている。

English Translation

The bank holds a mortgage on his building.

Furigana

銀行(ぎんこう)は彼(かれ)のビルを抵当(ていとう)に取(と)っている。

Romanji

Ginkō wa kare no biru o teitō ni totteiru.

Words

銀行 (ぎんこう)

bank

は (は)

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

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

ビル (ビル)

multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill

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.

抵当 (ていとう)

mortgage; security; hypothec; pledge

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

取る (とる)

to take; to pick up; to harvest; to earn; to win; to choose; to steal; to eat; to have (a meal); to remove (one's glasses, etc.); to compete (in sumo, cards, etc.); to play