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車は動こうとしなかった=the car wouldn't move(according to Google translate)

  • Essentially the same as this one. It treats as if a car has a will. However much the subject tried, it wouldn't move. – sundowner Jan 11 '23 at 04:15
  • This is also parseable as the negative of the basic [VERB]ようとする form, where the [VERB] is in the volitional form, like しよう or たべよう -- the basic meaning is "to try to [VERB]". – Eiríkr Útlendi Jan 12 '23 at 21:24

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