大多数の委員はその案に反対した。

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大多数の委員はその案に反対した。

English Translation

The majority of the committee were against the plan.

Furigana

大(だい)多数(たすう)の委員(いいん)はその案(あん)に反対(はんたい)した。

Romanji

Dai tasū no iin wa sono an ni hantaishita.

Words

大 (おお)

big; large

多数 (たすう)

great number; countless; majority

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

委員 (いいん)

committee member

は (は)

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

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...

案 (あん)

idea; plan; thought; draft plan; motion; rough copy; expectation

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

反対 (はんたい)

opposition; resistance; antagonism; hostility; objection; dissension; reverse; opposite; vice versa; contrast