その会社は多くの従業員を解雇せざるをえなかった。

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English Translation

The company was forced to lay off many employees.

Furigana

その会社(かいしゃ)は多(おお)くの従業員(じゅうぎょういん)を解雇(かいこ)せざるをえなかった。

Romanji

Sono kaisha wa ōku no jūgyōin o kaikosezaru o enakatta.

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...

会社 (かいしゃ)

company; corporation; workplace

は (は)

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

多く (おおく)

many; much; largely; abundantly; mostly

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

従業員 (じゅうぎょういん)

employee; 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.

解雇 (かいこ)

discharge; dismissal

選る (よる、える、すぐる)

to choose; to select