聴衆のほとんどは実業家だった。

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聴衆のほとんどは実業家だった。

English Translation

The audience was mostly businessmen.

Furigana

聴衆(ちょうしゅう)のほとんどは実業家(じつぎょうか)だった。

Romanji

Chōshū no hotondo wa jitsugyōka datta.

Words

聴衆 (ちょうしゅう)

audience; attendance; hearers

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

殆ど (ほとんど)

mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but; just about; almost

は (は)

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

実業家 (じつぎょうか)

industrialist; businessman

だ (だ)

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