ぼくはこっちの方がそっちより品質が劣っていると思う。

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English Translation

I think this one is inferior to that in quality.

Furigana

ぼくはこっちの方(ほう)がそっちより品質(ひんしつ)が劣(おと)っていると思(おも)う。

Romanji

Boku wa kotchi no hō ga sotchi yori hinshitsu ga ototteiru to omou.

Words

僕 (ぼく)

I; me; you; manservant

は (は)

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

此方 (こちら、こっち、こち)

this way (direction close to the speaker or towards the speaker); this direction; here (place close to the speaker or where the speaker is); this one (something physically close to the speaker); I; me; we; us; this person (someone physically close to the speaker and of equal or higher status)

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

方 (かた)

direction; way; person; lady; gentleman; method of; manner of; way of; care of ..; person in charge of ..; side (e.g. "on my mother's side")

が (が)

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

其方 (そちら、そっち、そなた、そち)

that way (direction distant from the speaker, close to the listener); there (place distant from the speaker, close to the listener); that one (something close to the listener); you; your family; your company; that person (someone close to the listener)

より (より)

than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more

品質 (ひんしつ)

(material) quality

劣る (おとる)

to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind

と (と)

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

思う (おもう)

to think; to consider; to believe; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to regard; to imagine; to suppose; to dream; to expect; to look forward to; to feel; to desire; to want; to recall; to remember

Kanji

方

Readings: ホウ、かた、 -かた、 -がた

Meanings: direction, person, alternative

品

Readings: ヒン、ホン、しな

Meanings: goods, refinement, dignity, article, counter for meal courses

質

Readings: シツ、シチ、チ、たち、ただ.す、もと、わりふ

Meanings: substance, quality, matter, temperament

劣

Readings: レツ、おと.る

Meanings: inferiority, be inferior to, be worse

思

Readings: シ、おも.う、おもえら.く、おぼ.す

Meaning: think