幼稚な説得とは、人をしつこく、そそのかしていた。

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English Translation

Crude persuasion is to persistently egg someone on.

Furigana

幼稚(ようち)な説得(せっとく)とは、人(ひと)をしつこく、そそのかしていた。

Romanji

Yōchina settoku to wa, hito o shitsukoku, sosonokashiteita.

Words

幼稚 (ようち)

infancy; childish; infantile

説得 (せっとく)

persuasion

と (と)

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

は (は)

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

人 (ひと、ヒト)

man; person; human being; mankind; people; human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species; character; personality; man of talent; true man; another person; other people; others; adult

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.

しつこい (しつこい、しつっこい)

insistent; obstinate; persistent; tenacious; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy; greasy

唆す (そそのかす)

to instigate; to tempt