論文は去年のより長かったが、数人の学生はなんとかし上げた。

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English Translation

Although the paper was much longer than last year's a few students managed to finish.

Furigana

論文(ろんぶん)は去年(きょねん)のより長(なが)かったが、数(すう)人(にん)の学生(がくせい)はなんとかし上(あ)げた。

Romanji

Ronbun wa kyonen no yori nagakatta ga, sū nin no gakusei wa nanto kashiageta.

Words

論文 (ろんぶん)

thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article

は (は)

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

去年 (きょねん、こぞ)

last year

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

より (より)

than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more

長い (ながい)

long (distance); long (time); lengthy

が (が)

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

人 (じん)

-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); indicates nationality, race, origin, etc.; -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; indicates expertise (in a certain field); (usu. in compound words) man; person; people

学生 (がくせい)

student (esp. a university student)

何と (なんと)

what; how; whatever

化す (かす、けす)

to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)