その老人は５キロ泳ごうとした。
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English Translation
The old man attempted to swim five kilometers.
Furigana
その老人 は５キロ泳 ごうとした。
Romanji
Sono rōjin wa go kiro oyogou to shita.
Words
其の
(その)
that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...
老人
(ろうじん)
the aged; old person
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
五
(ご、いつ、い)
five
キロ
(キロ)
kilo-; 10^3; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer; kilo-; 2^10
泳ぐ
(およぐ)
to swim
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