ジョンの方が二人のうちで背が高い。

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ジョンの方が二人のうちで背が高い。

English Translation

John is the taller of the two.

Furigana

ジョンの方(ほう)が二(に)人(にん)のうちで背(せ)が高(たか)い。

Romanji

Jon no hō ga ni nin no uchi de se ga takai.

Words

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

二 (に、ふた、ふ、ふう)

two

人 (じん)

-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); indicates nationality, race, origin, etc.; -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; indicates expertise (in a certain field); (usu. in compound words) man; person; people

家 (うち、ち)

house; home (one's own); (one's) family; (one's) household

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.

背 (せい)

height; stature

高い (たかい)

high; tall; expensive