両社の合併の知らせがきのう突然伝わった。

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English Translation

The news of the merger of the two companies broke yesterday.

Furigana

両社(りょうしゃ)の合併(がっぺい)の知(し)らせがきのう突然(とつぜん)伝(つた)わった。

Romanji

Ryōsha no gappei no shirase ga kinō totsuzen tsutawatta.

Words

両社 (りょうしゃ)

both companies

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

合併 (がっぺい、ごうへい)

combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; merger; coalition; fusion; annexation; affiliation; incorporation

知らせ (しらせ)

notice; notification

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

機能 (きのう)

function; facility; faculty; feature

突然 (とつぜん)

abrupt; sudden; unexpected; all at once

伝わる (つたわる)

to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along