彼らは試合には負けたが、規則は守った。

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彼らは試合には負けたが、規則は守った。

English Translation

They lost the game but observed the rules.

Furigana

彼(かれ)らは試合(しあい)には負(ま)けたが、規則(きそく)は守(まも)った。

Romanji

Karera wa shiai ni wa maketa ga, kisoku wa mamotta.

Words

彼ら (かれら)

they (usually male); them

は (は)

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

試合 (しあい)

match; game; bout; contest

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

負ける (まける)

to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to surrender; to yield; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.); to reduce the price; to lower the price; to give a discount on

が (が)

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

規則 (きそく)

rules; regulations; conventions

守る (まもる)

to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe; to obey; to follow