前の借家人は、アパートの雑用を抜群によくやっていた。

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English Translation

The previous tenant took excellent care of her apartment.

Furigana

前(まえ)の借家人(しゃくやじん)は、アパートの雑用(ざつよう)を抜群(ばつぐん)によくやっていた。

Romanji

Mae no shakuyajin wa, apa-to no zatsuyō o batsugun ni yoku yatteita.

Words

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

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

借家人 (しゃくやにん、しゃっかにん)

tenant; renter

は (は)

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

アパート (アパート)

apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment

雑用 (ざつよう、ぞうよう)

chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

抜群 (ばつぐん、バツグン)

preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness; outstanding; excellent; exceptional; surpassing; extraordinary; distinguished

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

良く (よく)

nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully; frequently; often

遣る (やる)

to do; to undertake; to perform; to play (a game); to study; to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to put; to move; to turn (one's head, glance, etc.); to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status); to let have; to present; to bestow; to confer; to make (a vehicle) go faster; to run (a business); to keep; to be engaged in; to practice (law, medicine, etc.); to practise; to have (food, drink, etc.); to eat; to drink; to smoke; to hold (a performance); to perform; to show; to ease (one's mind); to harm; to injure; to kill; to have sex with; to live; to get by; to get along; to do ... completely; to do ... broadly; to do ... to a great distance; to do ... for (someone of equal or lower status); to do ... to (sometimes with negative nuance); to make active efforts to ...