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彼は彼の秘書が結婚したので彼女を手放さなければならなかった。

Sentence Analyzer

秘書 結婚した ので 彼女 手放さなければならなかった

English Translation

He had to part with his secretary because she got married.

Furigana

(かれ)(かれ)秘書(ひしょ)結婚(けっこん)したので彼女(かのじょ)手放(てばな)さなければならなかった。

Romanji

Kare wa kare no hisho ga kekkonshita node kanojo o tebanasanakerebanaranakatta.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
()
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
秘書 (ひしょ)
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
結婚 (けっこん)
marriage
ので (ので、んで)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...
彼女 (かのじょ)
she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart
()
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.
手放す (てばなす)
to let go of; to release; to drop; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to spare; to sell; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go; to part with; to temporarily stop working

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ヒ、 ひ.める、 ひそ.か、 かく.す
Meanings: secret, conceal
Readings: ショ、 か.く、 -が.き、 -がき
Meaning: write
Readings: ケツ、 ケチ、 むす.ぶ、 ゆ.う、 ゆ.わえる
Meanings: tie, bind, contract, join, organize, do up hair, fasten
Reading: コン
Meaning: marriage
Readings: ジョ、 ニョ、 ニョウ、 おんな、 め
Meanings: woman, female
Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-
Meaning: hand
Readings: ホウ、 はな.す、 -っぱな.し、 はな.つ、 はな.れる、 こ.く、 ほう.る
Meanings: set free, release, fire, shoot, emit, banish, liberate