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
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