彼らが彼を議長に選んだのは不思議ではない。

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English Translation

No wonder they have elected him chairman.

Furigana

彼(かれ)らが彼(かれ)を議長(ぎちょう)に選(えら)んだのは不思議(ふしぎ)ではない。

Romanji

Karera ga kare o gichō ni eranda no wa fushigi de wa nai.

Words

彼ら (かれら)

they (usually male); them

が (が)

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

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

議長 (ぎちょう)

chairman; speaker (e.g. of assembly); president (e.g. of council, senate, etc.); moderator (e.g. of a newsgroup)

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

選ぶ (えらぶ)

to choose; to select

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

は (は)

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

不思議 (ふしぎ)

wonder; miracle; strange; mystery; marvel; curiosity

だ (だ)

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

ない (ない)

not; emphatic suffix