双方が降参しようとしなかったので、長い戦争となった。

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English Translation

It was a long war because neither side would give in.

Furigana

双方(そうほう)が降参(こうさん)しようとしなかったので、長(なが)い戦争(せんそう)となった。

Romanji

Sōhō ga kōsanshiyou to shinakatta node, nagai sensō to natta.

Words

双方 (そうほう)

two way; both parties; mutual; both

が (が)

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

降参 (こうさん)

giving in to; giving up; surrender

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

ので (ので、んで)

that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...

長い (ながい)

long (distance); long (time); lengthy

戦争 (せんそう)

war

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...