彼は私たちに高い賃金を支払うことを約束した。

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English Translation

He promised to pay us high wages.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は私(わたし)たちに高(たか)い賃金(ちんぎん)を支払(しはら)うことを約束(やくそく)した。

Romanji

Kare wa watashitachi ni takai chingin o shiharau koto o yakusokushita.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

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

高い (たかい)

high; tall; expensive

賃金 (ちんぎん、ちんきん)

wages; cash payment of rent

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.

支払う (しはらう)

to pay

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

約束 (やくそく)

promise; agreement; arrangement; one's word; contract; pact; appointment; engagement; date; convention; rule; destiny; fate