二人の少年の中では彼の方がより有能だ。

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二人の少年の中では彼の方がより有能だ。

English Translation

He is the more able of the two boys.

Furigana

二(に)人(にん)の少年(しょうねん)の中(なか)では彼(かれ)の方(ほう)がより有能(ゆうのう)だ。

Romanji

Ni nin no shōnen no naka de wa kare no hō ga yori yūnō da.

Words

二 (に、ふた、ふ、ふう)

two

人 (じん)

-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); indicates nationality, race, origin, etc.; -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; indicates expertise (in a certain field); (usu. in compound words) man; person; people

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

少年 (しょうねん)

boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad

中 (なか)

inside; in; among; within; center (centre); middle; during; while

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.

は (は)

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

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

方 (かた)

direction; way; person; lady; gentleman; method of; manner of; way of; care of ..; person in charge of ..; side (e.g. "on my mother's side")

が (が)

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

より (より)

than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more

有能 (ゆうのう)

able; capable; efficient; skill