３人の候補者が大統領に立候補して、彼が選ばれた。

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English Translation

Three candidates ran for President and he was elected.

Furigana

３人(にん)の候補者(こうほしゃ)が大統領(だいとうりょう)に立候補(りっこうほ)して、彼(かれ)が選(えら)ばれた。

Romanji

San nin no kōhosha ga daitōryō ni rikkōhoshite, kare ga erabareta.

Words

三 (さん、み)

three; tri-

人 (じん)

-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); indicates nationality, race, origin, etc.; -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; indicates expertise (in a certain field); (usu. in compound words) man; person; people

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

候補者 (こうほしゃ)

candidate; applicant

が (が)

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

大統領 (だいとうりょう)

president; chief executive

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

立候補 (りっこうほ)

announcing candidacy; becoming a candidate; bidding (to host an event e.g. Olympics, World Cup)

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

選ぶ (えらぶ)

to choose; to select