彼は子どもの時から音楽にずばぬけていた。

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English Translation

He excelled in music even as a child.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は子(こ)どもの時(とき)から音楽(おんがく)にずばぬけていた。

Romanji

Kare wa kodomo no toki kara ongaku ni zubanuketeita.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

子供 (こども)

child; children

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

時 (とき)

time; hour; moment; occasion; case; chance; opportunity; season; the times; the age; the day; tense

から (から)

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since

音楽 (おんがく)

music; musical movement

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

ずば抜ける (ずばぬける)

to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above