ボブはアンに話し掛けようとしたが、できなかった。
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English Translation
Bob tried to speak to Anne, but he couldn't.
Furigana
ボブはアンに話 し掛 けようとしたが、できなかった。
Romanji
Bobu wa An ni hanashikakeyou to shita ga, dekinakatta.
Words
ボブ
(ボブ)
bob
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
案
(あん)
idea; plan; thought; draft plan; motion; rough copy; expectation
に
(に)
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
話しかける
(はなしかける)
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
と
(と)
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
為る
(する)
to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
が
(が)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
出来る
(できる)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at; to be permitted (to do); to become intimate; to take up (with somebody); to grow; to be raised; to become pregnant