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  3. /siawase ha okane de ha kaenai.

siawase ha okane de ha kaenai.

幸しあわせ は お金かね で は 買かえない。siawase ha okane de ha kaenai.
Happiness can't be bought with money.

The second は here acts as a contrast marker, indicating that even though money can't make you happy, other things might.

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 siawase ha okane de ha kaenai.

はha
topic particle
買かうkau
to buy
(お)金かね(o)kane
money
でde
method/means particle
幸しあわせsiawase
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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