彼を説いてその計画をやめさせようとしたが無駄だった。

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English Translation

I tried to talk him out of the project, but in vain.

Furigana

彼(かれ)を説(と)いてその計画(けいかく)をやめさせようとしたが無駄(むだ)だった。

Romanji

Kare o toite sono keikaku o yamesaseyou to shita ga muda datta.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

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.

説く (とく)

to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade

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...

計画 (けいかく)

plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme

止める (やめる)

to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to end; to quit; to cancel; to abandon; to give up; to abolish; to abstain; to refrain

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

が (が)

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

無駄 (むだ)

futility; uselessness; pointlessness

だ (だ)

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