彼は大事な犬をとうてい手放すことはできなかった。

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English Translation

He couldn't possibly part with his beloved dog.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は大事(だいじ)な犬(いぬ)をとうてい手放(てばな)すことはできなかった。

Romanji

Kare wa daijina inu o tōtei tebanasu koto wa dekinakatta.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

大事 (だいじ、おおごと)

important; valuable; serious matter

犬 (いぬ)

dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); snoop (i.e. a detective, a spy, etc.); loser; asshole; counterfeit; inferior; useless; wasteful

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.

到底 (とうてい)

(cannot) possibly; no matter how

手放す (てばなす)

to let go of; to release; to drop; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to spare; to sell; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go; to part with; to temporarily stop working

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

出来る (できる)

to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at; to be permitted (to do); to become intimate; to take up (with somebody); to grow; to be raised; to become pregnant