あのボスに俺たちの生殺与奪の権を握られているとはね。悲しくなっちゃうよ。

Sentence Analyzer

あのぼすに俺たちの生殺与奪の権を握られているとはね。悲しくなっちゃうよ。

English Translation

I get depressed thinking that a guy like our boss can have ultimate power over us.

Furigana

あのボスに俺(おれ)たちの生殺与奪(せいさつよだつ)の権(けん)を握(にぎ)られているとはね。悲(かな)しくなっちゃうよ。

Romanji

Ano bosu ni oretachi no seisatsuyodatsu no Ken o nigirareteiru to wa ne. kanashiku natchau yo.

Words

彼の (あの、かの)

that (someone or something distant from both speaker and listener, or situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener)

ボス (ボス)

boss

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

俺たち (おれたち)

we; us

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

生殺与奪 (せいさつよだつ)

(having) life-and-death power (over)

権 (けん)

right (to do something); authority; power

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.

握る (にぎる)

to clasp; to grasp; to grip; to clutch; to make (nigirizushi, rice ball, etc.); to form; to press into shape; to mold; to mould; to seize (power, etc.); to take hold of

と (と)

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

は (は)

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

ね (ね、ねえ)

indicates emphasis, agreement, request for confirmation, etc.; is it so; hey; come on; listen; not

悲しい (かなしい)

sad; sorrowful

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...

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!