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をもしのいでいます

English translation: (Japan) is ahead of even (the United States)

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Japanese term or phrase:をもしのいでいます
English translation:(Japan) is ahead of even (the United States)
Entered by: conejo

18:30 Jun 26, 2005
Japanese to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Economics
Japanese term or phrase: をもしのいでいます
日本が主要な貿易相手国
日本はオーストラリアの最大の貿易相手国で、米国をもしのいでいます。
輸出：日本（18.3%）、米国（8.7%）、中国（8.4%)
輸入：米国（15.8%）、日本（5.3%）、中国（11.0%）
全体：日本（15.1％）、米国（12.6%）、中国（9.8%）

From the numbers given I think I "なんとなく" understand what they are saying, something to the effect that Japan is in front of or ahead of the United States, but I would like to know the following:

1. What exactly does this word mean?
2. What is the verb? It appears to be a verb (moshinogu??), but I was unsuccessful in finding this in my dictionaries.

Thanks.
conejo
United States
Local time: 16:06
surpass, beat, get ahead of ...
Explanation:
Hi Conejo! Your "なんとなく" understanding is pretty close to the mark! For translation I already answered your question, which is also my answer to your question 1. below.
Here's my answer to your rest of the questions:

1. What exactly does this word mean? (ALREADY ANSWERED)
2. What is the verb? It appears to be a verb (moshinogu??), but I was unsuccessful in finding this in my dictionaries.
DO NOT LOOK UP BY MOSHINOGU, OR EVEN BY WO-MO-SIHONGU. JUST LOOK UP THE STEM WORD SHINOGU WHOSE KANJI IS 凌ぐ。
AS I ALREADY SAID THE VERB IS SIHONOGU 凌ぐ.
をも ARE, WHEN BROKEN DOWN, TWO WORDS を AND も.
を IS A LITTLE WORD THAT TAKES OBJECT WORD RIGHT IN FRONT OF IT.
りんごをください。翻訳をしました、ETC.
も IS IN THIS CASE "EMPHASIS", LIKE "JAPAN IS BEATING EVEN THE US".
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humbird
Grading comment
OK, makes sense. Thanks a lot.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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をもしのいでいます
surpass, beat, get ahead of ...


Explanation:
Hi Conejo! Your "なんとなく" understanding is pretty close to the mark! For translation I already answered your question, which is also my answer to your question 1. below.
Here's my answer to your rest of the questions:

1. What exactly does this word mean? (ALREADY ANSWERED)
2. What is the verb? It appears to be a verb (moshinogu??), but I was unsuccessful in finding this in my dictionaries.
DO NOT LOOK UP BY MOSHINOGU, OR EVEN BY WO-MO-SIHONGU. JUST LOOK UP THE STEM WORD SHINOGU WHOSE KANJI IS 凌ぐ。
AS I ALREADY SAID THE VERB IS SIHONOGU 凌ぐ.
をも ARE, WHEN BROKEN DOWN, TWO WORDS を AND も.
を IS A LITTLE WORD THAT TAKES OBJECT WORD RIGHT IN FRONT OF IT.
りんごをください。翻訳をしました、ETC.
も IS IN THIS CASE "EMPHASIS", LIKE "JAPAN IS BEATING EVEN THE US".

humbird
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
OK, makes sense. Thanks a lot.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Can Altinbay: Exactly right. You have to parse it correctly, otherwise it is meaningless.
14 mins
  -> Can-san, domo arigato gozaimasu.
agree  Kurt Hammond
9 hrs
  -> Thank you Kurt-san!
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