彼は妻を喜ばせようとあらゆる努力をした。
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English Translation
He bent over backward to please his wife.
Furigana
Romanji
Kare wa tsuma o yorokobaseyou to arayuru doryoku o shita.
Words
彼
(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
妻
(つま)
wife; my dear; dear; honey; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
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.
喜ぶ
(よろこぶ)
to be delighted; to be glad; to be pleased; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
と
(と)
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
有らゆる
(あらゆる)
all; every
努力
(どりょく)
great effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; effort
為る
(する)
to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
Kanji
Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: サイ、 つま
Meanings: wife, spouse
Readings: キ、 よろこ.ぶ、 よろこ.ばす
Meanings: rejoice, take pleasure in
Readings: ド、 つと.める
Meanings: toil, diligent, as much as possible
Readings: リョク、 リキ、 リイ、 ちから
Meanings: power, strength, strong, strain, bear up, exert