群衆の中に彼を捜そうとしても無駄だ。

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群衆の中に彼を捜そうとしても無駄だ。

English Translation

It is of no use to try to find him in the crowd.

Furigana

群衆(ぐんしゅう)の中(なか)に彼(かれ)を捜(さが)そうとしても無駄(むだ)だ。

Romanji

Gunshū no nakani kare o sagasou toshite mo muda da.

Words

群衆 (ぐんしゅう、ぐんしゅ、ぐんじゅ)

group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude

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

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.

探す (さがす)

to search (for something desired, needed); to look for; to search (for something lost); to seek (a suspect in a crime)

として (として)

as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

無駄 (むだ)

futility; uselessness; pointlessness

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative