父は若い人たちに道を譲って退職した。

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父は若い人たちに道を譲って退職した。

English Translation

My father retired to make way for younger people.

Furigana

父(ちち)は若(わか)い人(ひと)たちに道(みち)を譲(ゆず)って退職(たいしょく)した。

Romanji

Chichi wa wakai hitotachi ni michi o yuzutte taishokushita.

Words

父 (ちち、とと、ちゃん、てて、かぞ、かそ、しし、あて)

father

は (は)

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

若い (わかい)

young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small

人達 (ひとたち)

people

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

道 (みち)

road; street; way; path; course; route; lane; distance; ways (e.g. "a long ways"); the way (of proper conduct, etc.); one's way; morals; teachings (esp. Confucian or Buddhist); dogma; field (of medicine, etc.); subject; way; method; means

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.

譲る (ゆずる)

to turn over; to assign; to hand over; to transmit; to convey; to sell; to dispose of; to yield; to surrender; to concede

退職 (たいしょく)

retirement (from office); resignation