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ただうそを言うことを断ったというだけで、彼は首になった。

Sentence Analyzer

ただ うそ 言う こと 断った いう だけ なった

English Translation

He lost his position just because he refused to tell a lie.

Furigana

ただうそを()うことを(ことわ)ったというだけで、(かれ)(くび)になった。

Romanji

Tada uso o iu koto o kotowatta to iu dake de, kare wa kubi ni natta.

Words

(ただ、タダ)
ordinary; common; usual; free of charge; unaffected; as is; safe; only; merely; just; simply; but; however; nevertheless
(うそ、ウソ)
Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula); Japanese bullfinch
()
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.
言う (いう、ゆう)
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
(こと、こん)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as
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)
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
結う (ゆう、いう)
to do up (hair); to braid; to fasten; to fix
(だけ)
only; just; merely; simply; no more than; nothing but; alone; as (e.g. as soon as, as much as); worth
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(くび、クビ)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge; firing (from a job)
()
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
成る (なる)
to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...

Kanji

Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと
Meanings: say, word
Readings: ダン、 た.つ、 ことわ.る、 さだ.める
Meanings: severance, decline, refuse, apologize, warn, dismiss, prohibit, decision, judgement, cutting
Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: シュ、 くび
Meanings: neck, counter for songs and poems