彼らの何人かは賛成したが、残り皆は反対した。

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English Translation

Some of them said yes, and the others said no.

Furigana

彼(かれ)らの何(なん)人(にん)かは賛成(さんせい)したが、残(のこ)り皆(みな)は反対(はんたい)した。

Romanji

Karera no nan nin ka wa sanseishita ga, nokori mina wa hantaishita.

Words

彼ら (かれら)

they (usually male); them

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

何 (なに、なん)

what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!

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

か (か)

indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way

は (は)

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

賛成 (さんせい)

approval; agreement; support; favour; favor

が (が)

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

残り (のこり)

remnant; residue; remaining; left-over

皆 (みな、みんな)

all; everyone; everybody; everything

反対 (はんたい)

opposition; resistance; antagonism; hostility; objection; dissension; reverse; opposite; vice versa; contrast