ほとんどの友達がそうしたように、彼はたくさん旅行をした。

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English Translation

He traveled a great deal, as did most of his friends.

Furigana

ほとんどの友達(ともだち)がそうしたように、彼(かれ)はたくさん旅行(りょこう)をした。

Romanji

Hotondo no tomodachi ga sōshita yōni, kare wa takusan ryokō o shita.

Words

殆ど (ほとんど)

mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but; just about; almost

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

友達 (ともだち)

friend; companion

が (が)

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

然うした (そうした)

such

様に (ように)

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

沢山 (たくさん)

a lot; lots; plenty; many; a large number; much; a great deal; a good deal; enough; sufficient; enough; too many; too much

旅行 (りょこう)

travel; trip

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.

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

Kanji

友

Readings: ユウ、とも

Meaning: friend

達

Readings: タツ、ダ、 -たち

Meanings: accomplished, reach, arrive, attain

彼

Readings: ヒ、かれ、かの、か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

旅

Readings: リョ、たび

Meanings: trip, travel

行

Readings: コウ、ギョウ、アン、い.く、ゆ.く、 -ゆ.き、 -ゆき、 -い.き、 -いき、おこな.う、おこ.なう

Meanings: going, journey, carry out, conduct, act, line, row, bank