彼がチームのキャプテンに選ばれなかったことは残念だ。

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English Translation

It is regrettable that he was not elected captain of the team.

Furigana

彼(かれ)がチームのキャプテンに選(えら)ばれなかったことは残念(ざんねん)だ。

Romanji

Kare ga chi-mu no kyaputen ni erabarenakatta koto wa zannen da.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

が (が)

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

チーム (チーム、ティーム)

team

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

キャプテン (キャプテン)

captain

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

選ぶ (えらぶ)

to choose; to select

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

は (は)

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

残念 (ざんねん)

deplorable; bad luck; regret; disappointment

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative