その新聞の発行部数は競争紙の三分の一に過ぎない。

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English Translation

The circulation of the newspaper is only one-third that of its competitor.

Furigana

その新聞(しんぶん)の発行(はっこう)部数(ぶすう)は競争紙(きょうそうし)の三(さん)分(ぶん)の一(いち)に過(す)ぎない。

Romanji

Sono shinbun no hakkō busū wa kyōsōshi no san bunno ichi ni suginai.

Words

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

新聞 (しんぶん)

newspaper

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

発行 (はっこう)

issue (publications); publishing; raising an event (software)

部数 (ぶすう)

no. of copies; circulation

は (は)

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

三 (さん、み)

three; tri-

分の (ぶんの)

-th (e.g. one fifth)

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

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

過ぎる (すぎる)

to pass through; to pass by; to go beyond; to pass (i.e. of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to be over; to exceed; to surpass; to be above; to be no more than ...; to be excessive; to be too much; to be too ...