私たちは彼の能力を過小評価していたのかもしれない。

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English Translation

We might have underestimated his ability.

Furigana

私(わたし)たちは彼(かれ)の能力(のうりょく)を過小(かしょう)評価(ひょうか)していたのかもしれない。

Romanji

Watashitachi wa kare no nōryoku o kashō hyōkashiteita no kamo shirenai.

Words

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

は (は)

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

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

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

能力 (のうりょく)

ability; faculty

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.

過小 (かしょう)

too small

評価 (ひょうか)

valuation; estimation; assessment; evaluation; rating; to value; to assess; to rate; to estimate value; to appreciate; to value highly; to acknowledge the value (of something)

かも (かも)

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

知れる (しれる)

to become known; to come to light; to be discovered; to be known; to be understood; to obviously not amount to much; to seem trivial; to be evident; to be obvious; to go without saying; to be very intense (worry, hope, etc.); to be extremely severe