彼らは年内に在庫品のかたをつけなければならなかった。

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English Translation

They had to clean out the goods in stock within the year.

Furigana

彼(かれ)らは年内(ねんない)に在庫品(ざいこひん)のかたをつけなければならなかった。

Romanji

Karera wa nennai ni zaikohin no kata o tsukenakerebanaranakatta.

Words

彼ら (かれら)

they (usually male); them

は (は)

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

年内 (ねんない)

by the end of the year

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

在庫品 (ざいこひん)

inventory; goods on hand

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

過多 (かた)

excess; superabundance

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.

点ける (つける)

to turn on; to switch on; to light up