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二つのデザインのうちで後者より前者の方が好きだ。

Sentence Analyzer

二つ デザイン うち 後者 より 前者 好き

English Translation

Out of the two designs, I prefer the former to the latter.

Furigana

(ふた)つのデザインのうちで後者(こうしゃ)より前者(ぜんしゃ)(ほう)()きだ。

Romanji

Futatsu no dezain no uchi de kōsha yori zensha no hō ga suki da.

Words

二つ (ふたつ)
two
()
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
デザイン (デザイン)
design
(うち、ち)
house; home (one's own); (one's) family; (one's) household
(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.
後者 (こうしゃ)
the latter
より (より)
than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more
前者 (ぜんしゃ)
the former
(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")
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
好き (すき)
liking; fondness; love
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: ニ、 ジ、 ふた、 ふた.つ、 ふたたび
Meanings: two, two radical (no.2)
Readings: ゴ、 コウ、 のち、 うし.ろ、 うしろ、 あと、 おく.れる
Meanings: behind, back, later
Readings: シャ、 もの
Meanings: someone, person
Readings: ゼン、 まえ、 -まえ
Meanings: in front, before
Readings: ホウ、 かた、 -かた、 -がた
Meanings: direction, person, alternative
Readings: コウ、 この.む、 す.く、 よ.い、 い.い
Meanings: fond, pleasing, like something