彼は１９２１年にエール大学を優等で卒業した。

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English Translation

He graduated from Yale with honors in 1921.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は１９２１年(ねん)にエール大学(だいがく)を優等(ゆうとう)で卒業(そつぎょう)した。

Romanji

Kare wa ichi kyū ni ichi nen ni e-ru daigaku o yūtō de sotsugyōshita.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

九 (きゅう、く、ここの、この、ここ)

nine

二 (に、ふた、ふ、ふう)

two

年 (とし)

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

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

エール (エール)

yell; cheerleading shout; ale

大学 (だいがく)

post-secondary education institution, incl. university, college, etc.; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning - one of the Four Books

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.

優等 (ゆうとう)

(academic) excellence; superiority; honors (e.g. graduating with); cum laude

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.

卒業 (そつぎょう)

graduation; completion (e.g. of a course); outgrowing something; moving on