その仕事を断るなんて彼は大きな間違いを犯していると思うよ。

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English Translation

I think he's making a big mistake by turning down the job.

Furigana

その仕事(しごと)を断(ことわ)るなんて彼(かれ)は大(おお)きな間違(まちが)いを犯(おか)していると思(おも)うよ。

Romanji

Sono shigoto o kotowaru nante kare wa ōkina machigai o okashiteiru to omou yo.

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...

仕事 (しごと)

work; job; business; occupation; employment; vocation; task; work

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.

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)

なんて (なんて)

such as; (things) like; exclamation

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

大きな (おおきな)

big; large; great

間違い (まちがい)

mistake; error; blunder; accident; mishap; trouble; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion

犯す (おかす)

to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to make (e.g. mistake); to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to transgress; to contravene; to rape; to violate; to ravish; to deflower

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

思う (おもう)

to think; to consider; to believe; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to regard; to imagine; to suppose; to dream; to expect; to look forward to; to feel; to desire; to want; to recall; to remember

よ (よ)

indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, etc.; used when calling out to someone; used to catch one's breath or get someone's attention; yo!