私は彼を立ち止まらせようとした。しかし、彼は急いで逃げた。

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English Translation

I tried to stop him but he made off in a hurry.

Furigana

私(わたし)は彼(かれ)を立(た)ち止(ど)まらせようとした。しかし、彼(かれ)は急(いそ)いで逃(に)げた。

Romanji

Watashi wa kare o tachidomaraseyou to shita. shikashi, kare wa isoide nigeta.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

は (は)

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

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

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.

立ち止まる (たちどまる)

to stop; to halt; to stand still

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

然し (しかし)

however; but

急ぐ (いそぐ)

to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner

逃げる (にげる)

to escape; to run away