彼は自尊心が強すぎて、他人にものを尋ねることができない。

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English Translation

He is too proud to ask others any question.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は自尊心(じそんしん)が強(つよ)すぎて、他人(たにん)にものを尋(たず)ねることができない。

Romanji

Kare wa jisonshin ga tsuyosugite, tanin ni mono o tazuneru koto ga dekinai.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

自尊心 (じそんしん)

(spirit of) self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride

が (が)

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

強い (こわい)

tough; stiff; hard; inflexible; obstinate; stubborn

他人 (たにん、ひと、あだびと)

another person; other people; others; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger

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

者 (もの、もん)

person

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.

尋ねる (たずねる)

to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into; to investigate

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