絶(ぜつ)望(ぼう) zetsubouした shita彼(かれ) kareは wa自(じ)殺(さつ)を()図(はか)っ()た() jisatsuwohakatta。 Driven to despair, he attempted suicide. Literal Despaired he [topic-は] suicide [object-を] attempted. 絶望した 'having despaired' as a pre-noun modifier. 自殺を図る 'to attempt suicide' — 図る here means 'to attempt, to plan.' A stark, terse sentence. Journalistic in its bluntness. mental healthstories and narrative
絶(ぜつ)望(ぼう) zetsubouした shita彼(かれ) kareは wa自(じ)殺(さつ)を()図(はか)っ()た() jisatsuwohakatta。 Driven to despair, he attempted suicide. Literal Despaired he [topic-は] suicide [object-を] attempted. 絶望した 'having despaired' as a pre-noun modifier. 自殺を図る 'to attempt suicide' — 図る here means 'to attempt, to plan.' A stark, terse sentence. Journalistic in its bluntness. mental healthstories and narrative