その会社は多くの従業員を解雇せざるをえなかった。

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その 会社 は 多く の 従業員 を 解雇せざる を えなかった 。

English Translation

The company was forced to lay off many employees.

Furigana

その会社(かいしゃ)は多(おお)くの従業員(じゅうぎょういん)を解雇(かいこ)せざるをえなかった。

Romanji

Sono kaisha wa ōku no jūgyōin o kaikosezaru o enakatta.

Words

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

会社 (かいしゃ)

company; corporation; workplace

は (は)

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

多く (おおく)

many; much; largely; abundantly; mostly

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

従業員 (じゅうぎょういん)

employee; worker

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

解雇 (かいこ)

discharge; dismissal

選る (よる、える、すぐる)

to choose; to select

Kanji

会

Readings: カイ、 エ、 あ.う、 あ.わせる、 あつ.まる

Meanings: meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join

社

Readings: シャ、 やしろ

Meanings: company, firm, office, association, shrine

多

Readings: タ、 おお.い、 まさ.に、 まさ.る

Meanings: many, frequent, much

従

Readings: ジュウ、 ショウ、 ジュ、 したが.う、 したが.える、 より

Meanings: accompany, obey, submit to, comply, follow, secondary, incidental, subordinate

業

Readings: ギョウ、 ゴウ、 わざ

Meanings: business, vocation, arts, performance

員

Reading: イン

Meanings: employee, member, number, the one in charge

解

Readings: カイ、 ゲ、 と.く、 と.かす、 と.ける、 ほど.く、 ほど.ける、 わか.る、 さと.る

Meanings: unravel, notes, key, explanation, understanding, untie, undo, solve, answer, cancel, absolve, explain, minute

雇

Readings: コ、 やと.う

Meanings: employ, hire