彼は風邪のためマラソン参加をあきらめました。

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English Translation

He gave up taking part in the marathon on account of his cold.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は風邪(かぜ)のためマラソン参加(さんか)をあきらめました。

Romanji

Kare wa kaze no tame marason sanka o akiramemashita.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

風邪 (かぜ、ふうじゃ)

common cold; cold; influenza; flu; ague

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

為 (ため)

good; advantage; benefit; welfare; sake; purpose; objective; aim; consequence; result; effect; affecting; regarding; concerning

マラソン (マラソン)

marathon; long-distance race; malathion

参加 (さんか)

participation

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.

諦める (あきらめる)

to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)