試験を受けた時、彼は一生懸命努力したが、不合格だった。

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English Translation

When he took the exam, he tried hard but failed it.

Furigana

試験(しけん)を受(う)けた時(とき)、彼(かれ)は一生懸命(いっしょうけんめい)努力(どりょく)したが、不(ふ)合格(ごうかく)だった。

Romanji

Shiken o uketa toki, kare wa isshōkenmei doryokushita ga, fu gōkaku datta.

Words

試験 (しけん)

examination; test; study; trial; experiment

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.

受ける (うける)

to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to suffer (an injury); to feel (influence); to undergo (e.g. surgery); to take (a test); to accept (a challenge); to be given (e.g. life, talent); to follow; to succeed; to be descended from; to face (south, etc.); to be modified by; to obtain (a pawned item, etc.) by paying a fee; to be well-received; to become popular; to go down well

時 (とき)

time; hour; moment; occasion; case; chance; opportunity; season; the times; the age; the day; tense

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

一生懸命 (いっしょうけんめい)

very hard; with utmost effort; with all one's might; for dear life

努力 (どりょく)

great effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; effort

が (が)

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