shiawase wa okane de wa kaenai.

Word

幸しあわせ　は　お金かね　で　は　買かえない。shiawase wa okane de wa kaenai.

Meaning

Happiness can't be bought with money.

Part of speech

sentence

Pronunciation

Course

Lesson

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.

Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita

Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

method/means particle

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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