彼は何も持っていなかったが心は貧しくなかった

N5 彼 kare he N5 何 nani / nan what N4 心 kokoro heart, mind, feeling

N3 彼 hi / kare, kano, ka.no he, that, the N5 何 ka / nani, nan, nani-, nan- what, quoi, qué N4 持 ji / mo.tsu, -mo.chi, mo.teru hold, have, avoir N4 心 shin / kokoro, -gokoro heart, mind, spirit N3 貧 hin, bin / mazu.shii poverty, poor, pauvre

N5 〜ている te iru Indicates ongoing action, continuous state, repeated habit, or resulting condition depending on context N4 〜し shi Indicates multiple reasons or qualities, connects clauses or adjectives, means besides that, and also N5 〜が ga Marks the grammatical subject, highlights new information, can also show slight contrast in some sentences N5 〜も mo Means also, adds another similar item, often replaces particles such as wa ga or o N5 〜か ka Marks a question, alternative, or uncertainty, appears at the sentence end or between options N5 〜は wa Marks the topic of the sentence, indicates what the sentence is about, can contrast with another element, organizes main information