父の会社は破産寸前である。

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父 の 会社 は 破産 寸前 で ある 。

English Translation

My father's company is on the verge of bankruptcy.

Furigana

父(ちち)の会社(かいしゃ)は破産(はさん)寸前(すんぜん)である。

Romanji

Chichi no kaisha wa hasan sunzen de aru.

Words

父 (ちち、とと、ちゃん、てて、かぞ、かそ、しし、あて)

father

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

会社 (かいしゃ)

company; corporation; workplace

は (は)

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

破産 (はさん)

bankruptcy; insolvency

寸前 (すんぜん)

on the verge; on the brink; just in front of; just before

だ (だ)

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

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...

Kanji

父

Readings: フ、 ちち

Meaning: father

会

Readings: カイ、 エ、 あ.う、 あ.わせる、 あつ.まる

Meanings: meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join

社

Readings: シャ、 やしろ

Meanings: company, firm, office, association, shrine

破

Readings: ハ、 やぶ.る、 やぶ.れる、 わ.れる

Meanings: rend, rip, tear, break, destroy, defeat, frustrate

産

Readings: サン、 う.む、 う.まれる、 うぶ-、 む.す

Meanings: products, bear, give birth, yield, childbirth, native, property

寸

Reading: スン

Meanings: measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little, small

前

Readings: ゼン、 まえ、 -まえ

Meanings: in front, before