彼は競争相手の会社にいわばトレードされたのです。

Sentence Analyzer

彼は競争相手の会社にいわばとれーどされたのです。

English Translation

He was traded, so to speak, to the rival firm.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は競争(きょうそう)相手(あいて)の会社(かいしゃ)にいわばトレードされたのです。

Romanji

Kare wa kyōsō aite no kaisha ni iwaba tore-dosareta no desu.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

競争 (きょうそう)

competition; contest; to compete

相手 (あいて)

companion; partner; company; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)

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

会社 (かいしゃ)

company; corporation; workplace

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

言わば (いわば)

so to speak; so to call it; as it were

トレード (トレード)

trade

です (です)

be; is