その県知事は７月の選挙で勝利をおさめました。

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English Translation

The prefectural governor got the upper hand in the July elections.

Furigana

その県知事(けんちじ)は７月(しちがつ)の選挙(せんきょ)で勝利(しょうり)をおさめました。

Romanji

Sono kenchiji wa shichigatsu no senkyo de shōri o osamemashita.

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...

県知事 (けんちじ)

prefectural governor

は (は)

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

七月 (しちがつ)

July

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

選挙 (せんきょ)

election

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

勝利 (しょうり)

victory; triumph; conquest; success; win

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.

治める (おさめる)

to govern; to manage; to subdue