僕はできるだけ早く走ったが、最終電車に間に合わなかった。

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English Translation

I ran as fast as possible, but I was not in time for the last train.

Furigana

僕(ぼく)はできるだけ早(はや)く走(はし)ったが、最終(さいしゅう)電車(でんしゃ)に間(ま)に合(あ)わなかった。

Romanji

Boku wa dekirudake hayaku hashitta ga, saishū densha ni maniawanakatta.

Words

僕 (ぼく)

I; me; you; manservant

は (は)

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

出来るだけ (できるだけ)

as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible

早い (はやい)

fast; quick; hasty; brisk; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet; (too) early; easy; simple; quick

走る (はしる)

to run; to travel (movement of vehicles); to drive; to hurry to; to retreat (from battle); to take flight; to run away from home; to elope; to tend heavily toward

が (が)

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

最終 (さいしゅう)

last; final; closing

電車 (でんしゃ)

train; electric train

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

間に合う (まにあう)

to be in time for; to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough