カセットテープは人気の点でＣＤにとって代わられたようだ。

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English Translation

Cassette tapes seem to have given way to compact disks in popularity.

Furigana

カセットテープは人気(にんき)の点(てん)でＣＤにとって代(か)わられたようだ。

Romanji

Kasettote-pu wa ninki no ten de shi-dhi- nitotte kawarareta yō da.

Words

カセットテープ (カセットテープ、カセット・テープ)

cassette tape

は (は)

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

人気 (にんき)

popularity; popular feeling; business conditions

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

点 (てん)

spot; mark; point; dot; mark (e.g. in exam); score; points; comma; aspect; matter; respect; counter for goods, items, articles of clothing, works of art, etc.

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.

ＣＤ (シーディー)

compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit

に取って (にとって)

to; for; concerning; as far as ... is concerned; regarding

替わる (かわる)

to succeed; to relieve; to replace; to take the place of; to substitute for; to take over for; to represent; to be exchanged; to change (places with); to switch

様 (よう)

appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style; design; like; similar to; thing (thought or spoken)

だ (だ)

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