もう少し、仕事に身を入れなくちゃダメだ。

Sentence Analyzer

もう少し、仕事に身を入れなくちゃだめだ。

English Translation

You must put some life into your work.

Furigana

もう少(すこ)し、仕事(しごと)に身(み)を入(い)れなくちゃダメだ。

Romanji

Mōsukoshi, shigoto ni mi o irenaku cha dame da.

Words

もう少し (もうすこし)

a bit more; a bit longer

仕事 (しごと)

work; job; business; occupation; employment; vocation; task; work

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

身 (み)

body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.); wood (as opposed to bark); blade (as opposed to its handle); container (as opposed to its lid)

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.

入れる (いれる)

to put in; to let in; to take in; to bring in; to insert; to set (a jewel, etc.); to ink in (e.g. a tattoo); to admit; to accept; to employ; to hire; to accept; to comply; to grant; to adopt (a policy, etc.); to take (advice, etc.); to listen to; to pay attention to; to include; to pay (one's rent, etc.); to cast (a vote); to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to turn on (a switch, etc.); to send (a fax); to call

茶 (ちゃ)

tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; mockery

駄目 (だめ、ダメ)

no good; not serving its purpose; useless; broken; hopeless; wasted; in vain; purposeless; cannot; must not; not allowed

だ (だ)

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