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This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

彼に与えられた職務は市場調査だった。

Sentence Analyzer

与えられた 職務 市場 調査 だった

English Translation

The task assigned to him was to do marketing research.

Furigana

(かれ)(あた)えられた職務(しょくむ)市場(しじょう)調査(ちょうさ)だった。

Romanji

Kare ni ataerareta shokumu wa shijō chōsa datta.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
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
与える (あたえる)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to grant; to confer; to present; to award; to provide; to afford; to offer; to supply; to assign; to cause; to pass (a variable to a function)
職務 (しょくむ)
professional duties
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
市場 (しじょう)
(the) market (as a concept)
調査 (ちょうさ)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ヨ、 あた.える、 あずか.る、 くみ.する、 ともに
Meanings: bestow, participate in, give, award, impart, provide, cause, gift, godsend
Readings: ショク、 ソク
Meanings: post, employment, work
Readings: ム、 つと.める
Meanings: task, duties
Readings: シ、 いち
Meanings: market, city, town
Readings: ジョウ、 チョウ、 ば
Meanings: location, place
調
Readings: チョウ、 しら.べる、 しら.べ、 ととの.う、 ととの.える
Meanings: tune, tone, meter, key (music), writing style, prepare, exorcise, investigate, harmonize, mediate
Reading: 
Meaning: investigate