ブッシュが大統領としてレーガンのあとを継いだ。
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English Translation
Bush followed Reagan as president.
Furigana
ブッシュが大統領 としてレーガンのあとを継 いだ。
Romanji
Busshu ga daitōryō toshite Re-Gan no ato o tsuida.
Words
ブッシュ
(ブッシュ)
bush
が
(が)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
大統領
(だいとうりょう)
president; chief executive
として
(として)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
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
(あと)
behind; rear; after; later; after one's death; remainder; the rest; descendant; successor; heir; past; previous; more (e.g. five more minutes); left
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.
継ぐ
(つぐ)
to succeed (someone in a business or inheritance)