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彼を雇うときは、彼が若いのだということを酌量してやらねばならない。

Sentence Analyzer

雇う とき 若い という こと 酌量してやらねばならない

English Translation

When you employ him, you must make allowances for his youth.

Furigana

(かれ)(やと)うときは、(かれ)(わか)いのだということを酌量(しゃくりょう)してやらねばならない。

Romanji

Kare o yatou toki wa, kare ga wakai no da toiu koto o shakuryōshiteyaranebanaranai.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
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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.
雇う (やとう)
to employ; to hire; to charter
とき (とき)
regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
若い (わかい)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
()
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
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
と言う (という、とゆう)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X
(こと、こん)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as
酌量 (しゃくりょう)
consideration; pardon

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: コ、 やと.う
Meanings: employ, hire
Readings: ジャク、 ニャク、 ニャ、 わか.い、 わか-、 も.しくわ、 も.し、 も.しくは、 ごと.し
Meanings: young, if, perhaps, possibly, low number, immature
Readings: シャク、 く.む
Meanings: bar-tending, serving sake, the host, draw (water), ladle, scoop, pump
Readings: リョウ、 はか.る
Meanings: quantity, measure, weight, amount, consider, estimate, surmise