合格者の過半数は大学出身者であった。

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合格者の過半数は大学出身者であった。

English Translation

The majority of the successful candidates were university graduates.

Furigana

合格者(ごうかくしゃ)の過半数(かはんすう)は大学(だいがく)出身者(しゅっしんしゃ)であった。

Romanji

Gōkakusha no kahansū wa daigaku shusshinsha de atta.

Words

合格者 (ごうかくしゃ)

successful applicant

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

過半数 (かはんすう)

majority

は (は)

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

大学 (だいがく)

post-secondary education institution, incl. university, college, etc.; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning - one of the Four Books

出身者 (しゅっしんしゃ)

alumnus (alumnae); graduate; old boy (girl); former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)

だ (だ)

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

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...