彼は戸口の方へ向かった、そして逃げようとした。

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English Translation

He made for the door and tried to escape.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は戸口(とぐち)の方(ほう)へ向(む)かった、そして逃(に)げようとした。

Romanji

Kare wa toguchi no hō e mukatta, soshite nigeyou to shita.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

戸口 (とぐち)

door; doorway

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

方 (かた)

direction; way; person; lady; gentleman; method of; manner of; way of; care of ..; person in charge of ..; side (e.g. "on my mother's side")

へ (へ)

indicates direction or goal (e.g. "to")

向かう (むかう)

to face; to go towards

然して (そして、しかして)

and; and then; thus; and now

逃げる (にげる)

to escape; to run away

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

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