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Zach

私の成績は彼女のより劣っていました。

Sentence Analyzer

成績 彼女 より 劣っていました

English Translation

My grades were inferior to hers.

Furigana

(わたし)成績(せいせき)彼女(かのじょ)のより(おと)っていました。

Romanji

Watashi no seiseki wa kanojo no yori ototteimashita.

Words

(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
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
成績 (せいせき)
results; record; grades; marks
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
彼女 (かのじょ)
she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart
より (より)
than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more
劣る (おとる)
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: セイ、 ジョウ、 な.る、 な.す、 -な.す
Meanings: turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reach
Reading: セキ
Meanings: exploits, achievements, unreeling cocoons
Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ジョ、 ニョ、 ニョウ、 おんな、 め
Meanings: woman, female
Readings: レツ、 おと.る
Meanings: inferiority, be inferior to, be worse