彼は最善を尽くした。さもなければ一等賞は取れなかっただろう。

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English Translation

He did his best; otherwise he would not have won the first prize.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は最善(さいぜん)を尽(つ)くした。さもなければ一等賞(いっとうしょう)は取(と)れなかっただろう。

Romanji

Kare wa saizen o tsukushita. samonakereba ittōshō wa torenakatta darou.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

最善 (さいぜん)

the very best

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.

尽くす (つくす)

to exhaust; to run out; to devote; to serve (a person); to befriend; to do to exhaustion

然も無ければ (さもなければ)

otherwise; if not; or else

一等賞 (いっとうしょう)

first place prize; blue ribbon

取れる (とれる)

to come off; to be removed; (of pain, a fever, etc.) to disappear; to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken as; (of balance, etc.) to be attained; to be obtainable

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative