老(ろう)人(じん) roujinは wa休(やす)む() yasumuために tameni少(しょう)し() shoushiの no間(かん) kan立(た)ち()止(ど)ま()っ()た() tachidomatta。 The old man stopped for a moment to rest. Literal Old-man [topic-は] rest [purpose-ために] a-little while stopped. ~ために marks the purpose: 'in order to rest.' 少しの間 ('for a short while') specifies duration. 立ち止まる ('to stop walking') is a compound verb: 立つ + 止まる. daily life~ため (because/in order to)
老(ろう)人(じん) roujinは wa休(やす)む() yasumuために tameni少(しょう)し() shoushiの no間(かん) kan立(た)ち()止(ど)ま()っ()た() tachidomatta。 The old man stopped for a moment to rest. Literal Old-man [topic-は] rest [purpose-ために] a-little while stopped. ~ために marks the purpose: 'in order to rest.' 少しの間 ('for a short while') specifies duration. 立ち止まる ('to stop walking') is a compound verb: 立つ + 止まる. daily life~ため (because/in order to)