その学生達は大部分が西海岸地域の出身者だった。

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English Translation

The students were for the most part from the West Coast.

Furigana

その学生達(がくせいたち)は大(だい)部分(ぶぶん)が西海岸(にしかいがん)地域(ちいき)の出身者(しゅっしんしゃ)だった。

Romanji

Sono gakuseitachi wa dai bubun ga nishikaigan chiiki no shusshinsha datta.

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...

は (は)

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

大 (おお)

big; large

部分 (ぶぶん)

portion; section; part

が (が)

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

西海岸 (にしかいがん)

west coast

地域 (ちいき)

area; region

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

出身者 (しゅっしんしゃ)

alumnus (alumnae); graduate; old boy (girl); former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)

だ (だ)

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