私達は彼が決心を変えるように説得した。

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私達は彼が決心を変えるように説得した。

English Translation

We persuaded him to change his mind.

Furigana

私達(わたしたち)は彼(かれ)が決心(けっしん)を変(か)えるように説得(せっとく)した。

Romanji

Watashitachi wa kare ga kesshin o kaeru yōni settokushita.

Words

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

は (は)

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

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

が (が)

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

決心 (けっしん)

determination; resolution

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.

変える (かえる)

to change; to alter; to transform; to convert; to turn; to vary; to reform; to revise; to amend

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