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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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 。

English Translation

He did his best but soon saw that he could not compete with such a fast runner.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は精(せい)いっぱいがんばったが、あのような速(はや)い走者(そうしゃ)にはかなわないことがすぐにわかった。

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

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

精

Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 シヤウ

Meanings: refined, ghost, fairy, energy, vitality, semen, excellence, purity, skill

速

Readings: ソク、 はや.い、 はや-、 はや.める、 すみ.やか

Meanings: quick, fast

走

Readings: ソウ、 はし.る

Meaning: run

者

Readings: シャ、 もの

Meanings: someone, person