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私は困っている友達を決して見捨てようとはしない。

Sentence Analyzer

困っている 友達 決して 見捨てよう しない

English Translation

I never turn my back on a friend in need.

Furigana

(わたし)(こま)っている友達(ともだち)(けっ)して見捨(みす)てようとはしない。

Romanji

Watashi wa komatteiru tomodachi o kesshite misuteyou to wa shinai.

Words

(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
困る (こまる)
to be troubled; to be worried; to be bothered; to be embarrassed; to be stumped
友達 (ともだち)
friend; companion
()
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.
決して (けっして、けして)
never; by no means; not in the least; in no way
見捨てる (みすてる)
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
()
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

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: コン、 こま.る
Meanings: quandary, become distressed, annoyed
Readings: ユウ、 とも
Meaning: friend
Readings: タツ、 ダ、 -たち
Meanings: accomplished, reach, arrive, attain
Readings: ケツ、 き.める、 -ぎ.め、 き.まる、 さ.く
Meanings: decide, fix, agree upon, appoint
Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる
Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible
Readings: シャ、 す.てる
Meanings: discard, throw away, abandon, resign, reject, sacrifice