その工場はおよそ３００人の労働者を一時解雇した。

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English Translation

The factory has dismissed some three hundred workers.

Furigana

その工場(こうじょう)はおよそ３００人(にん)の労働者(ろうどうしゃ)を一時(いちじ)解雇(かいこ)した。

Romanji

Sono kōjō wa oyoso san zero zero nin no rōdōsha o ichiji kaikoshita.

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...

工場 (こうじょう、こうば)

factory; plant; mill; workshop

は (は)

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

凡そ (およそ)

about; roughly; approximately; generally; on the whole; as a rule; completely; quite; entirely; altogether; totally; not at all (with neg. verb); outline; gist

三 (さん、み)

three; tri-

○ (まる)

circle (sometimes used for zero); 'correct' (when marking); symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); period; full stop; maru mark; semivoiced sound; p-sound

人 (じん)

-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); indicates nationality, race, origin, etc.; -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; indicates expertise (in a certain field); (usu. in compound words) man; person; people

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

労働者 (ろうどうしゃ)

employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker

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.

一時 (いちじ)

one o'clock; once; at one time; formerly; before; for a time; for a while; for the time being; for the present; for the moment; temporarily; a time; one time; once

解雇 (かいこ)

discharge; dismissal