彼らがそうしようとするのは単にわがままからではない。
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English Translation
They have a less selfish reason for trying it.
Furigana
Romanji
Karera ga sō shiyou to suru no wa tanni wagamama kara de wa nai.
Words
彼ら
(かれら)
they (usually male); them
が
(が)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
そう
(そう)
so; really; seeming; appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
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
と
(と)
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
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
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
単に
(たんに)
simply; merely; only; solely
我が儘
(わがまま)
selfishness; egoism; self-indulgence; wilfulness; willfulness; disobedience; whim
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
だ
(だ)
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
ない
(ない)
not; emphatic suffix