もし彼の後押しがあったならば、彼女は市長に選ばれていただろう。

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English Translation

With his support, she might have been elected mayor.

Furigana

もし彼(かれ)の後押(あとお)しがあったならば、彼女(かのじょ)は市長(しちょう)に選(えら)ばれていただろう。

Romanji

Moshi kare no atooshi ga atta naraba, kanojo wa shichō ni erabareteita darou.

Words

若し (もし)

if; in case; supposing

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

後押し (あとおし)

pushing; backing; boosting; supporting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher

が (が)

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

有る (ある)

to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

彼女 (かのじょ)

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

は (は)

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

市長 (しちょう)

mayor

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

選ぶ (えらぶ)

to choose; to select