彼がもう少し若ければその地位に適任なのだが。

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English Translation

If he were a little younger, he would be eligible for the post.

Furigana

彼(かれ)がもう少(すこ)し若(わか)ければその地位(ちい)に適任(てきにん)なのだが。

Romanji

Kare ga mōsukoshi wakakereba sono chii ni tekininna no da ga.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

もう少し (もうすこし)

a bit more; a bit longer

若い (わかい)

young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small

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...

地位 (ちい)

(social) position; status

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

適任 (てきにん)

competent; suitable; qualified

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

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative