彼の考えは時代の先を行っていた。
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English Translation
His ideas were in advance of his times.
Furigana
Romanji
Kare no kangae wa jidai no saki o okonatteita.
Words
彼
(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
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
考え
(かんがえ)
thinking; thought; view; opinion; concept; idea; notion; imagination; intention; plan; design; consideration; judgement; deliberation; reflection; wish; hope; expectation
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
時代
(じだい)
period; epoch; era; age; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness; antiquity; antique; period piece
先
(さき)
previous; prior; former; some time ago; preceding; point (e.g. pencil); tip; end; nozzle; head (of a line); front; ahead; the other side; the future; hereafter; destination; the other party
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.
行う
(おこなう)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
Kanji
Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: コウ、 かんが.える、 かんが.え
Meanings: consider, think over
Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき
Meanings: time, hour
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 か.わる、 かわ.る、 かわ.り、 か.わり、 -がわ.り、 -が.わり、 か.える、 よ、 しろ
Meanings: substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee
Readings: セン、 さき、 ま.ず
Meanings: before, ahead, previous, future, precedence
Readings: コウ、 ギョウ、 アン、 い.く、 ゆ.く、 -ゆ.き、 -ゆき、 -い.き、 -いき、 おこな.う、 おこ.なう
Meanings: going, journey, carry out, conduct, act, line, row, bank