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かれ
彼
は
かのじょ
彼女
を
せっとく
説得
しようとしたが
むだ
無駄
だった。
He tried to persuade her in vain.
Grammar and points of interest
particle を particle を
 
direct object marker
彼は彼女を説得しようとしたが無駄だった。
irregular verbs irregular verbs
 
来る（くる） and する
彼は彼女を説得しようとしたが無駄だった。
verb volitional form + とする verb volitional form + とする
 
try to do
彼は彼女を説得しようとしたが無駄だった。
Conjugations and inflections
  説得しよう is the volitional form of 'suru' verb 説得   ALL INFLECTIONS
  した is the past form of irregular verb 'suru' する   ALL INFLECTIONS
  だった is the past form of copula だ   ALL INFLECTIONS
Words
か れ 1
pronoun
1. he; him
2. his
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か の じ ょ 1
pronoun
1. she; her
2. her
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せ っ と く 0
persuasion
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う
auxiliary verb
1. indicates speculation  (after the imperfective form of certain verbs and adjectives)
2. indicates will
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1. to do  (often written with kana only)
2. to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)  (often written with kana only)
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む だ 0
futility; uselessness; pointlessness
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だ
だ 0
copula
1. be; is  (see also: である, です; plain copula)
auxiliary verb
2. indicates past or completed action  (see also: た; た after certain verb forms)
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Kanji
彼
ヒ   かれ he   
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彳
step
皮
ヒ   かわ skin, leather   
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丨
stick   
厂
cliff
又
また again   
女
ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
説
セツ   ゼイ   とく to explain, persuade   
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兑
eight elder brothers
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丷
eight
兄
ケイ   キョウ   elder brother; brother   あに elder brother   
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口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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儿
legs
言
ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   いう to say   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
得
トク    profit   える    うる to acquire   
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㝵
an inch at dawn
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寸
スン   inch
旦
タン   ダン    dawn   
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日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
無
ム   ブ   ない not   
駄
ダ    pack horse; worthless, burdensome   
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太
タ   タイ   ふとい fat   ふとる to get fat, to put on weight   
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大
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
丶
dot   
馬
バ   うま horse   ま horse   
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隹
little bird
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灬
fire
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