彼はその会社の社長として父親の後を継いだ。

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English Translation

He succeeded his father as president of the company.

Furigana

彼(かれ)はその会社(かいしゃ)の社長(しゃちょう)として父親(ちちおや)の後(のち)を継(つ)いだ。

Romanji

Kare wa sono kaisha no shachō toshite chichioya no nochi o tsuida.

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...

会社 (かいしゃ)

company; corporation; workplace

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

社長 (しゃちょう)

company president; manager; director

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...

父親 (ちちおや)

father

後 (あと)

behind; rear; after; later; after one's death; remainder; the rest; descendant; successor; heir; past; previous; more (e.g. five more minutes); left

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

継ぐ (つぐ)

to succeed (someone in a business or inheritance)