彼がよく働く者でなかったら、叔父は彼を雇わなかっただろう。

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English Translation

My uncle would not have employed him but that he was very energetic.

Furigana

彼(かれ)がよく働(はたら)く者(もの)でなかったら、叔父(おじ)は彼(かれ)を雇(やと)わなかっただろう。

Romanji

Kare ga yoku hataraku mono denakattara, oji wa kare o yatowanakatta darou.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

良く (よく)

nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully; frequently; often

働く (はたらく)

to work; to labor; to labour; to function; to operate; to be effective; to work (i.e. ... works); to come into play; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate; to do; to act; to practise; to practice; to be conjugated

者 (もの、もん)

person

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

叔父 (おじ、しゅくふ)

uncle (younger than one's parent)

は (は)

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

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