これは今年出版された断然最高の小説です。

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English Translation

This is by far the best novel that has been published this year.

Furigana

これは今年(ことし)出版(しゅっぱん)された断然(だんぜん)最高(さいこう)の小説(しょうせつ)です。

Romanji

Kore wa kotoshi shuppansareta danzen saikō no shōsetsu desu.

Words

此れ (これ)

this (indicating an item near the speaker, the action of the speaker, or the current topic); this person (usu. indicating someone in one's in-group); now; here; I (me); certainly

は (は)

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

今年 (ことし、こんねん)

this year

出版 (しゅっぱん)

publication

断然 (だんぜん)

firmly; absolutely; definitely

最高 (さいこう)

highest; supreme; the most

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

小説 (しょうせつ)

novel; (short) story

です (です)

be; is