敵の優勢な軍事力の前に彼らは服従しなければならなかった。

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English Translation

They had to submit to the superior force of the enemy.

Furigana

敵(てき)の優勢(ゆうせい)な軍事力(ぐんじりょく)の前(まえ)に彼(かれ)らは服従(ふくじゅう)しなければならなかった。

Romanji

Teki no yūseina gunjiryoku no mae ni karera wa fukujūshinakerebanaranakatta.

Words

敵 (てき)

opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat; enemy

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

優勢 (ゆうせい)

superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance

軍事力 (ぐんじりょく)

military force; military strength

前 (まえ)

ago; before (some event); previously; (minutes) to (the hour); in front (of); before (e.g. the house); head (of a line); front (e.g. of a bus); fore part; in the presence of; helping; portion; privates; private parts

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

彼ら (かれら)

they (usually male); them

は (は)

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

服従 (ふくじゅう)

obedience; submission; resignation