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Note
The second は here acts as a contrast marker, indicating that even though money can't make you happy, other things might.
Breakdown of shiawase wa okane de wa kaenai.
はwa
topic particle
買うkau
to buy
(お)金(o)kane
money
でde
method/means particle
幸せshiawase
happiness
〜える； 〜られる〜eru; 〜rareru
potential form
For verbs in Group 1, change the final う-sound into an え-sound, and add -る as ending.
For verbs in Group 2, change the -る ending into -られる.
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