彼は私が川で泳ぐのをどうしても許可しなかった。

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English Translation

He wouldn't permit me to swim in the river.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は私(わたし)が川(かわ)で泳(およ)ぐのをどうしても許可(きょか)しなかった。

Romanji

Kare wa watashi ga kawa de oyogu no o dōshitemo kyokashinakatta.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

が (が)

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

川 (かわ、がわ)

river; stream; the .... river; (suffix used with the names of rivers)

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

泳ぐ (およぐ)

to swim

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

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.

如何しても (どうしても)

by all means; at any cost; no matter what; after all; in the long run; cravingly; at any rate; surely

許可 (きょか)

permission; approval; authorization; license; to permit; to authorize