なぜあなたは上司に対して不従順なのですか。

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English Translation

Why are you so insubordinate to your boss?

Furigana

なぜあなたは上司(じょうし)に対(たい)して不(ふ)従順(じゅうじゅん)なのですか。

Romanji

Naze anata wa jōshi nitaishite fu jūjunna no desu ka.

Words

何故 (なぜ、なにゆえ)

why; how

貴方 (あなた)

you (referring to someone of equal or lower status); dear (what a wife calls a husband)

は (は)

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

上司 (じょうし)

superior authorities; boss

に対して (にたいして)

towards; against; regarding; in contrast with

不 (ふ)

un-; non-; negative prefix

従順 (じゅうじゅん)

obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile

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

です (です)

be; is

か (か)

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