彼はその委員会で労働組合の代表をつとめた。

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彼 は その 委員会 で 労働 組合 の 代表 を つとめた 。

English Translation

He represented the labor union on the committee.

Furigana

彼(かれ)はその委員会(いいんかい)で労働(ろうどう)組合(くみあい)の代表(だいひょう)をつとめた。

Romanji

Kare wa sono iinkai de rōdō kumiai no daihyō o tsutometa.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

委員会 (いいんかい)

committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

労働 (ろうどう)

manual labor; manual labour; toil; work; Labour Party

組合 (くみあい)

association; union; guild

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

代表 (だいひょう)

representative; representation; delegation; type; example; model

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.

勤める (つとめる)

to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (in); to serve (as); to act (as); to fill (the position of); to play the role (of); to conduct a religious service

Kanji

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

委

Readings: イ、 ゆだ.ねる

Meanings: committee, entrust to, leave to, devote, discard

員

Reading: イン

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

会

Readings: カイ、 エ、 あ.う、 あ.わせる、 あつ.まる

Meanings: meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join

労

Readings: ロウ、 ろう.する、 いたわ.る、 いた.ずき、 ねぎら、 つか.れる、 ねぎら.う

Meanings: labor, thank for, reward for, toil, trouble

働

Readings: ドウ、 リュク、 リキ、 ロク、 リョク、 はたら.く

Meanings: work, (kokuji)

組

Readings: ソ、 く.む、 くみ、 -ぐみ

Meanings: association, braid, plait, construct, assemble, unite, cooperate, grapple

合

Readings: ゴウ、 ガッ、 カッ、 あ.う、 -あ.う、 あ.い、 あい-、 -あ.い、 -あい、 あ.わす、 あ.わせる、 -あ.わせる

Meanings: fit, suit, join, 0.1

代

Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 か.わる、 かわ.る、 かわ.り、 か.わり、 -がわ.り、 -が.わり、 か.える、 よ、 しろ

Meanings: substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee

表

Readings: ヒョウ、 おもて、 -おもて、 あらわ.す、 あらわ.れる、 あら.わす

Meanings: surface, table, chart, diagram