上司は秘書にタイプさせるために手紙を口述した。

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上司は秘書にたいぷさせるために手紙を口述した。

English Translation

My boss dictated a letter for his secretary to type.

Furigana

上司(じょうし)は秘書(ひしょ)にタイプさせるために手紙(てがみ)を口述(こうじゅつ)した。

Romanji

Jōshi wa hisho ni taipu saseru tameni tegami o kōjutsushita.

Words

上司 (じょうし)

superior authorities; boss

は (は)

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

秘書 (ひしょ)

(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book

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

タイプ (タイプ)

type; kind; sort; style; typewriter; typing

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

為に (ために)

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of; because of; as a result of

手紙 (てがみ)

letter

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.

口述 (こうじゅつ)

dictation; verbal statement