彼は精いっぱいがんばったが、あのような速い走者にはかなわないことがすぐにわかった。
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English Translation
He did his best but soon saw that he could not compete with such a fast runner.
Furigana
Romanji
Kare wa seiippai ganbatta ga, ano yōna hayai sōsha ni wa kanawanai koto ga sugu ni wakatta.
Words
彼
(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
精一杯
(せいいっぱい)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
頑張る
(がんばる)
to persevere; to persist; to keep at it; to hang on; to hold out; to do one's best; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post; to refuse to budge
が
(が)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
彼の
(あの、かの)
that (someone or something distant from both speaker and listener, or situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener)
様だ
(ようだ)
(usu. at sentence-end) seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; indicates hope, wish, request or mild command
早い
(はやい)
fast; quick; hasty; brisk; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet; (too) early; easy; simple; quick
走者
(そうしゃ)
runner
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
叶う
(かなう)
to come true (wish); to be suited; to match (implies competition); to rival; to bear (e.g. I can't bear the heat)
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
直ぐ
(すぐ)
immediately; at once; directly; soon; before long; shortly; easily; without difficulty; right (near); nearby; just (handy)
分かる
(わかる)
to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered; to be realized; to be realised; to be found out
Kanji
Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 シヤウ
Meanings: refined, ghost, fairy, energy, vitality, semen, excellence, purity, skill
Readings: ソク、 はや.い、 はや-、 はや.める、 すみ.やか
Meanings: quick, fast
Readings: ソウ、 はし.る
Meaning: run
Readings: シャ、 もの
Meanings: someone, person