私は彼女に追いつこうと精いっぱい走った。

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English Translation

I ran as fast as I could to catch up with her.

Furigana

私(わたし)は彼女(かのじょ)に追(お)いつこうと精(せい)いっぱい走(はし)った。

Romanji

Watashi wa kanojo ni oitsukou to seiippai hashitta.

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

彼女 (かのじょ)

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

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

追いつく (おいつく)

to overtake; to catch up (with)

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

精一杯 (せいいっぱい)

the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability

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