彼はどうやらやっと仕事の遅れを取りもどした。

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彼 は どうやら やっと 仕事 の 遅れ を 取り もどした 。

English Translation

He had enough to do to catch up on his work.

Furigana

彼(かれ)はどうやらやっと仕事(しごと)の遅(おく)れを取(と)りもどした。

Romanji

Kare wa dōyara yatto shigoto no okure o tori modoshita.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

どうやら (どうやら)

it seems like; it appears that; somehow or other

やっと (やっと)

at last; at length; barely; narrowly; just; by the skin of one's teeth

仕事 (しごと)

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

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

遅れ (おくれ)

delay; lag; postponement; falling behind

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.

取る (とる)

to take; to pick up; to harvest; to earn; to win; to choose; to steal; to eat; to have (a meal); to remove (one's glasses, etc.); to compete (in sumo, cards, etc.); to play

戻す (もどす)

to put back; to return; to give back; to restore (to a previous state, e.g. defrosting, reconstituting, reconciling); to turn back (e.g. clock hand); to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)

Kanji

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

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

遅

Readings: チ、 おく.れる、 おく.らす、 おそ.い

Meanings: slow, late, back, later

取

Readings: シュ、 と.る、 と.り、 と.り-、 とり、 -ど.り

Meanings: take, fetch, take up