その製鉄工場を建てるのは非常に大変な事業だった。

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English Translation

Building the steel factory was a great enterprise.

Furigana

その製鉄(せいてつ)工場(こうじょう)を建(た)てるのは非常(ひじょう)に大変(たいへん)な事業(じぎょう)だった。

Romanji

Sono seitetsu kōjō o tateru no wa hijō ni taihenna jigyō datta.

Words

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

製鉄 (せいてつ)

iron manufacture

工場 (こうじょう、こうば)

factory; plant; mill; workshop

を (を)

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.

建てる (たてる)

to build; to construct

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

は (は)

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

非常 (ひじょう)

emergency; extraordinary; unusual

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

大変 (たいへん)

very; greatly; immense; enormous; great; serious; grave; dreadful; terrible; difficult; hard; major incident; disaster

事業 (じぎょう、ことわざ)

project; enterprise; business; industry; operations; venture; service; act; deed; conduct

だ (だ)

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