船長は、船と乗組員についての責任を負っている。

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English Translation

A captain is in charge of his ship and its crew.

Furigana

船長(せんちょう)は、船(ふね)と乗組員(のりくみいん)についての責任(せきにん)を負(お)っている。

Romanji

Senchō wa, fune to norikumiin nitsuite no sekinin o otteiru.

Words

船長 (せんちょう、ふなおさ)

ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman

は (は)

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

船 (ふね)

ship; boat; watercraft; vessel; steamship; tank; tub; vat; trough; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

乗組員 (のりくみいん)

crew

に就いて (について)

concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every

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

責任 (せきにん)

duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus

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.

負う (おう)

to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to be injured; to owe