彼は困っている友人を見捨てることは出来なかった。

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English Translation

He could not forsake his friend in trouble.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は困(こま)っている友人(ゆうじん)を見捨(みす)てることは出来(でき)なかった。

Romanji

Kare wa komatteiru yūjin o misuteru koto wa dekinakatta.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

困る (こまる)

to be troubled; to be worried; to be bothered; to be embarrassed; to be stumped

友人 (ゆうじん)

friend

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.

見捨てる (みすてる)

to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake

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