従業員たちは超過勤務をするのに異議を唱えた。

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English Translation

The employees demurred at working overtime.

Furigana

従業員(じゅうぎょういん)たちは超過(ちょうか)勤務(きんむ)をするのに異議(いぎ)を唱(とな)えた。

Romanji

Jūgyōintachi wa chōka kinmu o suru noni igi o tonaeta.

Words

は (は)

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

超過 (ちょうか)

excess; being more than

勤務 (きんむ)

service; duty; work

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.

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

のに (のに)

although; when; and yet; despite this; in spite of; even though; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless; for all that; notwithstanding that; while; if only; I wish; I tell you; you should do; in order to

異議 (いぎ)

objection; dissent; protest

唱える (となえる)

to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to shout; to advocate; to advance; to preach; to insist