あの店は８人の店員を雇っている。
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English Translation
That store employs eight clerks.
Furigana
あの店 は８人 の店員 を雇 っている。
Romanji
Ano mise wa hachi nin no ten'in o yatotteiru.
Words
彼の
(あの、かの)
that (someone or something distant from both speaker and listener, or situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener)
店
(みせ)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
八
(はち、や)
eight
人
(じん)
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); indicates nationality, race, origin, etc.; -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; indicates expertise (in a certain field); (usu. in compound words) man; person; people
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
店員
(てんいん)
shop assistant; employee; clerk; salesperson
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.
雇う
(やとう)
to employ; to hire; to charter