彼は彼女に車を運転させるつもりはなかったのだが、彼女があまりにせがむものだから、彼の方がとうとう折れた。

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English Translation

He didn't intend to let her drive but she pestered him so much that he finally gave in.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は彼女(かのじょ)に車(くるま)を運転(うんてん)させるつもりはなかったのだが、彼女(かのじょ)があまりにせがむものだから、彼(かれ)の方(ほう)がとうとう折(お)れた。

Romanji

Kare wa kanojo ni kuruma o untensaseru tsumori wa nakatta no da ga, kanojo ga amarini segamu mono da kara, kare no hō ga tōtō oreta.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

彼女 (かのじょ)

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

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

車 (くるま)

car; automobile; vehicle; wheel

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.

運転 (うんてん)

operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; running; run; driving; working (capital, etc.)

積もり (つもり)

intention; plan; conviction; belief

無い (ない)

nonexistent; not being (there); unpossessed; unowned; not had; unique; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility; not ...; to not be...; to have not ...

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

が (が)

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

余りに (あまりに)

too much; excessively; too

せがむ (せがむ)

to badger (pester) (a person to do)

者 (もの、もん)

person

から (から)

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since

方 (かた)

direction; way; person; lady; gentleman; method of; manner of; way of; care of ..; person in charge of ..; side (e.g. "on my mother's side")

到頭 (とうとう)

finally; at last; reaching a head

折れる (おれる)

to break; to be broken; to snap; to fracture; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to yield; to submit; to turn (a corner)