新人は我々の期待に及ばなかった。

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新人は我々の期待に及ばなかった。

English Translation

The newcomer fell short of our expectation.

Furigana

新人(しんじん)は我々(われわれ)の期待(きたい)に及(およ)ばなかった。

Romanji

Shinjin wa wareware no kitai ni oyobanakatta.

Words

新人 (しんじん)

new face; newcomer; rookie; fresh recruit; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)

は (は)

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

我々 (われわれ)

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

期待 (きたい)

expectation; anticipation; hope

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

及ぶ (およぶ)

to reach; to amount to; to befall; to happen to; to extend; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for); to commit (a crime); to require (to do) (usu. used in the negative)