彼にこれ以上タバコを吸わないように説得したがだめだった。

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English Translation

I tried in vain to persuade him not to smoke any more.

Furigana

彼(かれ)にこれ以上(いじょう)タバコを吸(す)わないように説得(せっとく)したがだめだった。

Romanji

Kare ni kore ijō tabako o suwanai yōni settokushita ga dame datta.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

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

此れ (これ)

this (indicating an item near the speaker, the action of the speaker, or the current topic); this person (usu. indicating someone in one's in-group); now; here; I (me); certainly

以上 (いじょう)

not less than; ... and more; ... and upwards; beyond ... (e.g. one's means); further (e.g. nothing further to say); more than ... (e.g. cannot pay more than that); above-mentioned; foregoing; since ...; seeing that ...; this is all; that is the end; the end

煙草 (たばこ、えんそう、けぶりぐさ、けむりぐさ、タバコ)

tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)

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.

吸う (すう)

to smoke; to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to slurp; to absorb; to soak up; to kiss

様に (ように)

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

説得 (せっとく)

persuasion

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

駄目 (だめ、ダメ)

no good; not serving its purpose; useless; broken; hopeless; wasted; in vain; purposeless; cannot; must not; not allowed

だ (だ)

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

Kanji

彼

Readings: ヒ、かれ、かの、か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

以

Readings: イ、もっ.て

Meanings: by means of, because, in view of, compared with

上

Readings: ジョウ、ショウ、シャン、うえ、 -うえ、うわ-、かみ、あ.げる、 -あ.げる、あ.がる、 -あ.がる、あ.がり、 -あ.がり、のぼ.る、のぼ.り、のぼ.せる、のぼ.す、よ.す

Meanings: above, up

吸

Readings: キュウ、す.う

Meanings: suck, imbibe, inhale, sip

説

Readings: セツ、ゼイ、と.く

Meanings: opinion, theory, explanation, rumor

得

Readings: トク、え.る、う.る

Meanings: gain, get, find, earn, acquire, can, may, able to, profit, advantage, benefit