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ソニーは従業員のやる気を引き出していますよ。

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ソニー 従業員 やる気 引き出しています

English Translation

Sony inspires ambition among its employees.

Furigana

ソニーは従業員(じゅうぎょういん)のやる()()()していますよ。

Romanji

Soni- wa jūgyōin no yaruki o hikidashiteimasu yo.

Words

()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
従業員 (じゅうぎょういん)
employee; worker
()
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
やる気 (やるき)
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
()
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.
引き出す (ひきだす)
to pull out; to take out; to draw out; to withdraw
()
indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, etc.; used when calling out to someone; used to catch one's breath or get someone's attention; yo!

Kanji

Readings: ジュウ、 ショウ、 ジュ、 したが.う、 したが.える、 より
Meanings: accompany, obey, submit to, comply, follow, secondary, incidental, subordinate
Readings: ギョウ、 ゴウ、 わざ
Meanings: business, vocation, arts, performance
Reading: イン
Meanings: employee, member, number, the one in charge
Readings: キ、 ケ、 いき
Meanings: spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood
Readings: イン、 ひ.く、 ひ.き、 ひ.き-、 -び.き、 ひ.ける
Meanings: pull, tug, jerk, admit, install, quote, refer to
Readings: シュツ、 スイ、 で.る、 -で、 だ.す、 -だ.す、 い.でる、 い.だす
Meanings: exit, leave, go out, come out, put out, protrude