彼は従業員のほとんどを首にした。

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彼 は 従業員 の ほとんど を 首 に した 。

English Translation

He fired most of his men.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は従業員(じゅうぎょういん)のほとんどを首(くび)にした。

Romanji

Kare wa jūgyōin no hotondo o kubi ni shita.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

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

殆ど (ほとんど)

mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but; just about; almost

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.

首 (くび、クビ)

neck; head; dismissal; discharge; firing (from a job)

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

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

Kanji

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

従

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

業

Readings: ギョウ、 ゴウ、 わざ

Meanings: business, vocation, arts, performance

員

Reading: イン

Meanings: employee, member, number, the one in charge

首

Readings: シュ、 くび

Meanings: neck, counter for songs and poems