自分の意思を伝えようと努めたが無駄だった。

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English Translation

I tried to make myself understood, but in vain.

Furigana

自分(じぶん)の意思(いし)を伝(つた)えようと努(つと)めたが無駄(むだ)だった。

Romanji

Jibun no ishi o tsutaeyou to tsutometa ga muda datta.

Words

自分 (じぶん)

myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself; I; me; you

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

意思 (いし)

intention; purpose

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.

伝える (つたえる)

to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart; to propagate; to teach; to bequeath

と (と)

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

努める (つとめる)

to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent; to be committed (to doing something)

が (が)

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

無駄 (むだ)

futility; uselessness; pointlessness

だ (だ)

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