その少年たちは逃亡を試みたが失敗した。

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その少年たちは逃亡を試みたが失敗した。

English Translation

The boy attempted an escape, but failed.

Furigana

その少年(しょうねん)たちは逃亡(とうぼう)を試(こころ)みたが失敗(しっぱい)した。

Romanji

Sono shōnentachi wa tōbō o kokoromita ga shippaishita.

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

逃亡 (とうぼう)

escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

試みる (こころみる)

to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)

が (が)

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

失敗 (しっぱい)

failure; mistake; blunder