彼は息子の喫煙をやめさせようとした。

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彼 は 息子 の 喫煙 を やめさせよう と した 。

English Translation

He tried to break his son's habit of smoking.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は息子(むすこ)の喫煙(きつえん)をやめさせようとした。

Romanji

Kare wa musuko no kitsuen o yamesaseyou to shita.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

息子 (むすこ、そく)

son; penis

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

喫煙 (きつえん)

smoking

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.

止める (やめる)

to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to end; to quit; to cancel; to abandon; to give up; to abolish; to abstain; to refrain

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

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

Kanji

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

息

Readings: ソク、 いき

Meanings: breath, respiration, son, interest (on money)

子

Readings: シ、 ス、 ツ、 こ、 -こ、 ね

Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac

喫

Readings: キツ、 の.む

Meanings: consume, eat, drink, smoke, receive (a blow)

煙

Readings: エン、 けむ.る、 けむり、 けむ.い

Meaning: smoke