彼女は会社の床掃除よりましな仕事を望んだ。

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彼女 は 会社 の 床 掃除 より ましな 仕事 を 望んだ 。

English Translation

She wanted a better job than cleaning office floors.

Furigana

彼女(かのじょ)は会社(かいしゃ)の床(ゆか)掃除(そうじ)よりましな仕事(しごと)を望(のぞ)んだ。

Romanji

Kanojo wa kaisha no yuka sōji yori mashina shigoto o nozonda.

Words

彼女 (かのじょ)

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

は (は)

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

会社 (かいしゃ)

company; corporation; workplace

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

床 (とこ)

bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat; floor

掃除 (そうじ)

cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing

より (より)

than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more

まじ (まじ、マジ、まぢ)

serious (not capricious or flirtatious); cannot; should not; will not; must not

仕事 (しごと)

work; job; business; occupation; employment; vocation; task; work

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.

望む (のぞむ)

to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)

Kanji

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

女

Readings: ジョ、 ニョ、 ニョウ、 おんな、 め

Meanings: woman, female

会

Readings: カイ、 エ、 あ.う、 あ.わせる、 あつ.まる

Meanings: meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join

社

Readings: シャ、 やしろ

Meanings: company, firm, office, association, shrine

床

Readings: ショウ、 とこ、 ゆか

Meanings: bed, counter for beds, floor, padding, tatami

掃

Readings: ソウ、 シュ、 は.く

Meanings: sweep, brush

除

Readings: ジョ、 ジ、 のぞ.く、 -よ.け

Meanings: exclude, division (x/3), remove, abolish, cancel, except

仕

Readings: シ、 ジ、 つか.える

Meanings: attend, doing, official, serve

事

Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える

Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly

望

Readings: ボウ、 モウ、 のぞ.む、 もち

Meanings: ambition, full moon, hope, desire, aspire to, expect