なぜ就職を断られたのか。

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なぜ 就職 断られた

English Translation

Why was I turned down for the job?

Furigana

なぜ就職(しゅうしょく)(ことわ)られたのか。

Romanji

Naze shūshoku o kotowarareta no ka.

Words

何故 (なぜ、なにゆえ)
why; how
就職 (しゅうしょく)
finding employment; getting a job
()
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.
断る (ことわる)
to refuse; to reject; to dismiss; to turn down; to decline; to inform; to give notice; to tell in advance; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
()
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
()
indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way

Kanji

Readings: シュウ、 ジュ、 つ.く、 つ.ける
Meanings: concerning, settle, take position, depart, study, per
Readings: ショク、 ソク
Meanings: post, employment, work
Readings: ダン、 た.つ、 ことわ.る、 さだ.める
Meanings: severance, decline, refuse, apologize, warn, dismiss, prohibit, decision, judgement, cutting