彼はもう少しの所でトップの部にはいるところだった。

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English Translation

He ranked close to the top.

Furigana

彼(かれ)はもう少(すこ)しの所(ところ)でトップの部(ぶ)にはいるところだった。

Romanji

Kare wa mōsukoshi no tokoro de toppu no bu ni wa iru tokoro datta.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

もう少し (もうすこし)

a bit more; a bit longer

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

所 (ところ、とこ)

place; spot; scene; site; address; district; area; locality; one's house; point; part; space; room; whereupon; as a result; about to; on the verge of; was just doing; was in the process of doing; have just done; just finished doing

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

トップ (トップ)

top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat

部 (ぶ)

department (in an organization); division; bureau; club; part; component; element; category; counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine

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

要る (いる)

to need; to want

だ (だ)

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