この彼の小説は、前作より劣っています。

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この彼の小説は、前作より劣っています。

English Translation

This novel of his is inferior to the previous one.

Furigana

この彼(かれ)の小説(しょうせつ)は、前作(ぜんさく)より劣(おと)っています。

Romanji

Kono kare no shōsetsu wa, zensaku yori ototteimasu.

Words

此の (この)

this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

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

は (は)

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

前作 (ぜんさく、まえさく)

previous work; preceding work; first crop grown in a double-cropped field; preceding crop

より (より)

than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more

劣る (おとる)

to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind