その少年は男らしくして泣くまいとがんばった。
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English Translation
The boy tried to be a man and not cry.
Furigana
その少年 は男 らしくして泣 くまいとがんばった。
Romanji
Sono shōnen wa otokorashiku shite naku mai to ganbatta.
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...
少年
(しょうねん)
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
男らしい
(おとこらしい)
manly; masculine
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
泣く
(なく)
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
まい
(まい)
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
と
(と)
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
頑張る
(がんばる)
to persevere; to persist; to keep at it; to hang on; to hold out; to do one's best; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post; to refuse to budge