その兵士たちは勇敢に戦ったが、結局降伏しなければならなかった。

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English Translation

The soldiers fought valiantly, but finally they had to give in.

Furigana

その兵士(へいし)たちは勇敢(ゆうかん)に戦(たたか)ったが、結局(けっきょく)降伏(ごうぶく)しなければならなかった。

Romanji

Sono heishitachi wa yūkan ni tatakatta ga, kekkyoku gōbukushinakerebanaranakatta.

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...

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

勇敢 (ゆうかん)

brave; heroic; gallant

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

戦う (たたかう)

to make war (on); to wage war (against); to go to war (with); to fight (with); to do battle (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight; to contend; to resist

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

結局 (けっきょく)

after all; eventually; in the end

降伏 (こうふく)

capitulation; surrender; submission