第１次世界大戦で英国の成年男子の大半が応召した。

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English Translation

In the First World War, a large proportion of England's young men enlisted.

Furigana

第(だい)１次(じ)世界(せかい)大戦(たいせん)で英国(えいこく)の成年(せいねん)男子(だんし)の大半(たいはん)が応召(おうしょう)した。

Romanji

Dai ichi ji sekai taisen de Eikoku no seinen danshi no taihan ga ōshōshita.

Words

第 (だい)

ordinal

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

次 (じ)

next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence; time; times

世界 (せかい)

the world; society; the universe; sphere; circle; world; renowned; world-famous; well-known outside of Japan; realm governed by one Buddha; space

大戦 (たいせん)

great war; great battle

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.

英国 (えいこく)

Great Britain; the United Kingdom

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

成年 (せいねん)

adult age; majority

男子 (だんし)

youth; young man

大半 (たいはん)

majority; mostly; generally

が (が)

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

応召 (おうしょう)

respond to a call for military service; being called to the colours (colors)