合格者たちは喜びのあまり我を忘れた。

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合格者たちは喜びのあまり我を忘れた。

English Translation

The successful candidates were beside themselves with joy.

Furigana

合格者(ごうかくしゃ)たちは喜(よろこ)びのあまり我(わが)を忘(わす)れた。

Romanji

Gōkakushatachi wa yorokobi no amari waga o wasureta.

Words

は (は)

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

喜び (よろこび)

joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing; congratulations; felicitations

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

余り (あまり、あんまり)

remainder; rest; balance; remains; scraps; residue; remnant; not very (with negative sentence); not much; surplus; excess; fullness; too much; more than; over

我 (が)

obstinacy; atman; the self; the ego

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.

忘れる (わすれる)

to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)