彼は一日休みたいという彼女の要請を拒否した。

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English Translation

He turned down her request for a day off.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は一(いち)日(にち)休(やす)みたいという彼女(かのじょ)の要請(ようせい)を拒否(きょひ)した。

Romanji

Kare wa ichi nichi yasumitai toiu kanojo no yōsei o kyohishita.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

日 (にち)

Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan

休む (やすむ)

to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep; to turn in; to retire; to stop doing some ongoing activity for a time; to suspend business

と言う (という、とゆう)

called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X

彼女 (かのじょ)

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

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

要請 (ようせい)

appeal; call for something; request; claim; demand; axiom

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.

拒否 (きょひ)

denial; veto; rejection; refusal