審査員の選択は賢明でなかったと思う人もいました。

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English Translation

Some were under the impression that the judges had not chosen wisely.

Furigana

審査員(しんさいん)の選択(せんたく)は賢明(けんめい)でなかったと思(おも)う人(ひと)もいました。

Romanji

Shinsain no sentaku wa kenmei denakatta to omou hito mo imashita.

Words

審査員 (しんさいん)

examiner; judge

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

選択 (せんたく)

selection; choice; option

は (は)

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

賢明 (けんめい)

wisdom; intelligence; prudence

だ (だ)

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

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

思う (おもう)

to think; to consider; to believe; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to regard; to imagine; to suppose; to dream; to expect; to look forward to; to feel; to desire; to want; to recall; to remember

人 (ひと、ヒト)

man; person; human being; mankind; people; human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species; character; personality; man of talent; true man; another person; other people; others; adult

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

要る (いる)

to need; to want