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His salary is too low to support his family.
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Vocabulary list

kare
pronoun
  1. he; him
noun
  1. boyfriend
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
kyuuryou
noun
  1. salary; wages; pay
ga
particle
  1. indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)
  2. indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)
conjunction
  1. but; however; still; and
  2. regardless of; whether (or not) (after the volitional form of a verb)
yasui

Adjective stem

yasu
i adjective
  1. cheap; inexpensive
  2. calm; peaceful; quiet
Suffix after the stem of an adjective
sugiru

te-form

sugite
ichidan verb, intransitive verb, suffix
  1. to be excessive; to be too much; to be too ... (often used after adj. stems or the -masu stems of verbs)
kazoku
noun, no adjective
  1. family; members of a family
wo
particle
  1. indicates direct object of action
  2. indicates subject of causative expression
  3. indicates an area traversed
  4. indicates time (period) over which action takes place
  5. indicates point of departure or separation of action
  6. indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
yashinau

te-form

yashinatte
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to support; to maintain; to provide for
  2. to bring up; to raise; to rear; to feed
  3. to adopt (a child)
  4. to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.); to develop; to build up; to foster
  5. to recuperate (from injury, illness, etc.)
Suffix after the te form of a verb
iku

Potential Plain Present Indicative Negative Form

ikenai
godan verb (iku/yuku), auxiliary verb
  1. to continue (after the -te form of a verb)

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