彼らの努力はみんな無駄だった。

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彼らの努力はみんな無駄だった。

English Translation

All their efforts were in vain.

Furigana

彼(かれ)らの努力(どりょく)はみんな無駄(むだ)だった。

Romanji

Karera no doryoku wa minna muda datta.

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

皆 (みな、みんな)

all; everyone; everybody; everything

無駄 (むだ)

futility; uselessness; pointlessness

だ (だ)

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