彼は私たちの予想に反して落選した。

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彼は私たちの予想に反して落選した。

English Translation

He failed to get elected contrary to our expectation.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は私(わたし)たちの予想(よそう)に反(はん)して落選(らくせん)した。

Romanji

Kare wa watashitachi no yosō ni hanshite rakusenshita.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

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

予想 (よそう)

expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture

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

返す (かえす)

to return (something); to restore; to put back; to turn over; to turn upside down; to overturn; to pay back; to retaliate; to reciprocate; to repeat ...; to do ... back

落選 (らくせん)

election loss; rejection