彼はその年の最良の作家としてほめたたえられた。

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English Translation

He was acclaimed as the best writer of the year.

Furigana

彼(かれ)はその年(とし)の最良(さいりょう)の作家(さっか)としてほめたたえられた。

Romanji

Kare wa sono toshi no sairyō no sakka toshite hometa taerareta.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

年 (とし)

year; many years; age; past one's prime; old age

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

最良 (さいりょう)

the best; ideal

作家 (さっか)

author; writer; novelist; artist

として (として)

as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...

褒める (ほめる)

to praise; to admire; to speak well

絶える (たえる)

to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued; to be cut off