私は妻を説得して新しいカーペットを買うのをやめさせた。

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English Translation

I talked my wife out of buying a new carpet.

Furigana

私(わたし)は妻(つま)を説得(せっとく)して新(あたら)しいカーペットを買(か)うのをやめさせた。

Romanji

Watashi wa tsuma o settokushite atarashii ka-petto o kau no o yamesaseta.

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

妻 (つま)

wife; my dear; dear; honey; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment

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.

説得 (せっとく)

persuasion

新しい (あたらしい)

new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date; modern

カーペット (カーペット)

carpet

買う (かう)

to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke

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

止める (やめる)

to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to end; to quit; to cancel; to abandon; to give up; to abolish; to abstain; to refrain