彼は走りに走ったが犬に追いつけなかった。

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English Translation

He ran and ran, but could not catch up with his dog.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は走(はし)りに走(はし)ったが犬(いぬ)に追(お)いつけなかった。

Romanji

Kare wa hashiri ni hashitta ga inu ni oitsukenakatta.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

走り (はしり)

the first (harvest, catch) of the season or year

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

走る (はしる)

to run; to travel (movement of vehicles); to drive; to hurry to; to retreat (from battle); to take flight; to run away from home; to elope; to tend heavily toward

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

犬 (いぬ)

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