私は今日自分の申込書を上司に提出するつもりだったが、彼に先を越されてしまった。

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English Translation

I was going to hand in my application form to the boss today, but he beat me to the punch.

Furigana

私(わたし)は今日(きょう)自分(じぶん)の申込書(もうしこみしょ)を上司(じょうし)に提出(ていしゅつ)するつもりだったが、彼(かれ)に先(さき)を越(こ)されてしまった。

Romanji

Watashi wa kyō jibun no mōshikomisho o jōshi ni teishutsusuru tsumori datta ga, kare ni saki o kosareteshimatta.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

は (は)

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

今日 (きょう、こんにち、こんち、こんじつ)

today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays

自分 (じぶん)

myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself; I; me; you

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

申込書 (もうしこみしょ)

application form; written application

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.

上司 (じょうし)

superior authorities; boss

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

提出 (ていしゅつ)

to present; to submit (e.g. a report or a thesis); to hand in; to file; to turn in; presentation; submission; filing

積もり (つもり)

intention; plan; conviction; belief

だ (だ)

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

が (が)

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

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

先 (さき)

previous; prior; former; some time ago; preceding; point (e.g. pencil); tip; end; nozzle; head (of a line); front; ahead; the other side; the future; hereafter; destination; the other party

越す (こす)

to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to go over (e.g. with audience); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to exceed; to move house; to go; to come