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Zach

彼の死は我が社にとって大きな痛手であった。

Sentence Analyzer

我が にとって 大きな 痛手 あった

English Translation

His death was a great loss to our firm.

Furigana

(かれ)()()(しゃ)にとって(おお)きな痛手(いたで)であった。

Romanji

Kare no shi wa waga sha nitotte ōkina itade de atta.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
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
()
death; decease; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation)
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
我が (わが)
my; our; one's own
(しゃ)
company; association; society; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
に取って (にとって)
to; for; concerning; as far as ... is concerned; regarding
大きな (おおきな)
big; large; great
痛手 (いたで)
serious wound; hard blow
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
(ある)
a certain ...; some ...

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: シ、 し.ぬ、 し.に-
Meanings: death, die
Readings: ガ、 われ、 わ、 わ.が-、 わが-
Meanings: ego, I, selfish, our, oneself
Readings: シャ、 やしろ
Meanings: company, firm, office, association, shrine
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
Readings: ツウ、 いた.い、 いた.む、 いた.ましい、 いた.める
Meanings: pain, hurt, damage, bruise
Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-
Meaning: hand