彼らの努力は無駄ではなかった。
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English Translation
Their efforts were not for nothing.
Furigana
Romanji
Karera no doryoku wa muda de wa nakatta.
Words
彼ら
(かれら)
they (usually male); them
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
努力
(どりょく)
great effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; effort
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
無駄
(むだ)
futility; uselessness; pointlessness
だ
(だ)
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
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 ...
Kanji
Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ド、 つと.める
Meanings: toil, diligent, as much as possible
Readings: リョク、 リキ、 リイ、 ちから
Meanings: power, strength, strong, strain, bear up, exert
Readings: ム、 ブ、 な.い
Meanings: nothingness, none, ain't, nothing, nil, not
Readings: ダ、 タ
Meanings: burdensome, pack horse, horse load, send by horse