その会社に就職して３年も経たないうちに彼は重役になった。

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English Translation

He had not been employed by the company three years before he become a director.

Furigana

その会社(かいしゃ)に就職(しゅうしょく)して３年(ねん)も経(た)たないうちに彼(かれ)は重役(じゅうやく)になった。

Romanji

Sono kaisha ni shūshokushite san nen mo tatanai uchini kare wa jūyaku ni natta.

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

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

就職 (しゅうしょく)

finding employment; getting a job

三 (さん、み)

three; tri-

年 (とし)

year; many years; age; past one's prime; old age

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

経つ (たつ)

to pass; to lapse

打ち荷 (うちに)

jettisoned cargo

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

重役 (じゅうやく、おもやく)

company director; top management; high executive; (person with) heavy responsibilities

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...