彼は最終列車に乗り遅れて、どうしたらいいのか途方に暮れた。

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English Translation

When he missed the last train, he was at a loss.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は最終(さいしゅう)列車(れっしゃ)に乗(の)り遅(おく)れて、どうしたらいいのか途方(とほう)に暮(く)れた。

Romanji

Kare wa saishū ressha ni noriokurete, dō shitara ii no ka tohō ni kureta.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

最終 (さいしゅう)

last; final; closing

列車 (れっしゃ)

train (ordinary)

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

乗り遅れる (のりおくれる)

to miss (train, bus, etc.)

如何 (どう、いかが、いか)

how; in what way; how about

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

いい (いい)

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable; sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared; profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial; OK

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

か (か)

indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way

途方 (とほう)

way; destination; reason

暮れる (くれる)

to get dark; to end; to come to an end; to close; to run out; to be sunk (e.g. in despair); to be lost