前のキャプテンは、現在のキャプテンより優れていました。

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English Translation

The former captain was superior to the present one.

Furigana

前(まえ)のキャプテンは、現在(げんざい)のキャプテンより優(すぐ)れていました。

Romanji

Mae no kyaputen wa, genzai no kyaputen yori sugureteimashita.

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

キャプテン (キャプテン)

captain

は (は)

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

現在 (げんざい)

now; current; present; present time; as of

より (より)

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

優れる (すぐれる)

to surpass; to outstrip; to excel