どの上司にもお気に入りの部下がいるものだ。

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English Translation

Every boss has his or her favorite employee.

Furigana

どの上司(じょうし)にもお気(き)に入(い)りの部下(ぶか)がいるものだ。

Romanji

Dono jōshi ni mo okiniiri no buka ga iru mono da.

Words

何の (どの)

which; what (way)

上司 (じょうし)

superior authorities; boss

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

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

お気に入り (おきにいり)

favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)

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

部下 (ぶか)

subordinate person

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

居る (いる)

to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; (after the -te form of a verb) verb indicating continuing action or state (i.e. to be ..ing, to have been ..ing)

者 (もの、もん)

person

だ (だ)

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