彼はなんとか川を泳いで渡ることができた。
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English Translation
He was somehow able to swim across the river.
Furigana
Romanji
Kare wa nantoka kawa o oyoide wataru koto ga dekita.
Words
彼
(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
何とか
(なんとか)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
川
(かわ、がわ)
river; stream; the .... river; (suffix used with the names of rivers)
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.
泳ぐ
(およぐ)
to swim
渡る
(わたる)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range; to span
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
が
(が)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
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