大尉は軍曹よりも階級が上だ。

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大尉は軍曹よりも階級が上だ。

English Translation

A captain is above a sergeant.

Furigana

大尉(たいい)は軍曹(ぐんそう)よりも階級(かいきゅう)が上(うえ)だ。

Romanji

Taii wa gunsō yori mo kaikyū ga ue da.

Words

大尉 (たいい、だいい)

captain (Army, U.S. Marine Corps, USAF); lieutenant (Navy); flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.)

は (は)

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

軍曹 (ぐんそう)

sergeant

より (より)

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

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

階級 (かいきゅう)

(social) class; rank; grade

が (が)

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

上 (うえ)

above; up; over; elder (e.g. daughter); top; summit; surface; on; before; previous; superiority; one's superior (i.e. one's elder); on top of that; besides; what's more; upon (further inspection, etc.); based on (and occurring after); matters concerning...; as concerns ...; since (i.e. "for that reason"); suffix indicating higher social standing; place of one's superior (i.e. the throne); emperor; sovereign; shogun; daimyo; noblewoman (esp. the wife of a nobleman)

だ (だ)

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