元来フットボールとは、ポロのように馬に乗って行われる競技とは違って、足で、ボールを使って行われる競技のことでした。

Sentence Analyzer

元来フットボールとは、ぽろのように馬に乗って行われる競技とは違って、足で、ぼーるを使って行われる競技のことでした。

English Translation

Football originally meant "a game played with a ball on foot" - unlike a game played on horseback, such as polo.

Furigana

元来(がんらい)フットボールとは、ポロのように馬(うま)に乗(の)って行(おこな)われる競技(きょうぎ)とは違(ちが)って、足(あし)で、ボールを使(つか)って行(おこな)われる競技(きょうぎ)のことでした。

Romanji

Ganrai futtobo-ru to wa, poro no yōni uma ni notte okonawareru kyōgi to wa chigatte, ashi de, bo-ru o tsukatte okonawareru kyōgi no koto deshita.

Words

元来 (がんらい)

originally; primarily; essentially; logically; naturally

フットボール (フットボール)

football (incl. soccer, rugby, American football, etc.; esp. used for soccer)

と (と)

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

は (は)

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

襤褸 (ぼろ、ボロ、らんる)

rag; scrap; tattered clothes; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby; junky

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

様に (ように)

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

馬 (うま、いま、おま、ウマ)

horse; promoted bishop

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

乗る (のる)

to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to board; to take; to embark; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to jump on; to sit on; to mount; to reach; to go over; to pass; to follow; to stay (on track); to go with (the times, etc.); to take part; to participate; to join; to get into the swing (and sing, dance, etc.); to be deceived; to be taken in; to be carried; to be spread; to be scattered; to stick; to attach; to take; to go on

行う (おこなう)

to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out

競技 (きょうぎ)

game; match; contest

違う (たがう)

to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)

足 (あし)

foot; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation; money; coin

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

ホール (ホール)

hall (dance, concert, etc.); hole; whole; dining area of a restaurant

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.

使う (つかう)

to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; to consume; to use (language); to speak

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

デス (デス)

death