# his poverty The abstract noun "poverty" can be translated as an adjective. Alternate translation: "how poor he is" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-abstractnouns]]) # his trouble The abstract noun "trouble" can be translated as a clause. Alternate translation: "the bad things that are happening to him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-abstractnouns]])