僕は自転車で通勤を試みたがついにこれは性に合わなかった。

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English Translation

I tried cycling to work for a while but I didn't take to it.

Furigana

僕(ぼく)は自転車(じてんしゃ)で通勤(つうきん)を試(こころ)みたがついにこれは性(せい)に合(あ)わなかった。

Romanji

Boku wa jitensha de tsūkin o kokoromita ga tsuini kore wa sei ni awanakatta.

Words

僕 (ぼく)

I; me; you; manservant

は (は)

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

自転車 (じてんしゃ、じでんしゃ)

bicycle

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

通勤 (つうきん)

commuting to work

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.

試みる (こころみる)

to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)

が (が)

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

遂に (ついに)

finally; at last; in the end

此れ (これ)

this (indicating an item near the speaker, the action of the speaker, or the current topic); this person (usu. indicating someone in one's in-group); now; here; I (me); certainly

性 (せい)

nature (of a person); sex; gender; -ty; -ity; -ness; -cy

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

合う (あう、おう)

to come together; to merge; to unite; to meet; to fit; to match; to suit; to agree with; to be correct; to be profitable; to be equitable; to do ... to each other; to do ... together