バドミントン部はまともな部員が極端に少ないため、ほとんど廃部ないし休部状態だった。

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ばどみんとん部 は まともな 部員 が 極端 に 少ない ため 、 ほとんど 廃部 ないし 休部 状態 だった 。

English Translation

There were so few proper members in the badminton club that it was half-way between dead and 'on break'.

Furigana

バドミントン部(ぶ)はまともな部員(ぶいん)が極端(きょくたん)に少(すく)ないため、ほとんど廃部(はいぶ)ないし休部(きゅうぶ)状態(じょうたい)だった。

Romanji

Badomintonbu wa matomona buin ga kyokutan ni sukunai tame, hotondo haibu naishi kyūbu jōtai datta.

Words

バドミントン部 (バドミントンぶ)

badminton club

は (は)

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

真面 (まとも)

the front; honesty; uprightness; directness; decency; normality

部員 (ぶいん)

staff; member (club, society, etc.)

が (が)

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

極端 (きょくたん)

extreme; extremity

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

少ない (すくない)

few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom

為 (ため)

good; advantage; benefit; welfare; sake; purpose; objective; aim; consequence; result; effect; affecting; regarding; concerning

殆ど (ほとんど)

mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but; just about; almost

廃部 (はいぶ)

abolished club; club that has had its status repealed

乃至 (ないし)

from ... to; between ... and; or

休部 (きゅうぶ)

club that has suspended its activities; not attending one's club

状態 (じょうたい)

current status; condition; situation; circumstances; state

だ (だ)

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

Kanji

部

Readings: ブ、 -べ

Meanings: section, bureau, dept, class, copy, part, portion, counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine

員

Reading: イン

Meanings: employee, member, number, the one in charge

極

Readings: キョク、 ゴク、 きわ.める、 きわ.まる、 きわ.まり、 きわ.み、 き.める、 -ぎ.め、 き.まる

Meanings: poles, settlement, conclusion, end, highest rank, electric poles, very, extremely, most, highly, 10**48

端

Readings: タン、 はし、 は、 はた、 -ばた、 はな

Meanings: edge, origin, end, point, border, verge, cape

少

Readings: ショウ、 すく.ない、 すこ.し

Meanings: few, little

廃

Readings: ハイ、 すた.れる、 すた.る

Meanings: abolish, obsolete, cessation, discarding, abandon

休

Readings: キュウ、 やす.む、 やす.まる、 やす.める

Meanings: rest, day off, retire, sleep

状

Reading: ジョウ

Meanings: status quo, conditions, circumstances, form, appearance

態

Readings: タイ、 わざ.と

Meanings: attitude, condition, figure, appearance, voice (of verbs)