その工場の労働者は製品を向上させるために熱心に働かされた。

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English Translation

The workers in the factory were forced to work hard to improve the products.

Furigana

その工場(こうじょう)の労働者(ろうどうしゃ)は製品(せいひん)を向上(こうじょう)させるために熱心(ねっしん)に働(はたら)かされた。

Romanji

Sono kōjō no rōdōsha wa seihin o kōjōsaseru tameni nesshin ni hatarakasareta.

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

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

は (は)

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

製品 (せいひん)

manufactured goods; finished goods; product

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.

向上 (こうじょう)

elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress

為に (ために)

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of; because of; as a result of

熱心 (ねっしん)

zeal; enthusiasm

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

働かす (はたらかす)

to put someone to work; to make someone work