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卵を取り集めるのが彼の仕事だ。

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取り集める 仕事

English Translation

It was his job to gather eggs.

Furigana

(たまご)()(あつ)めるのが(かれ)仕事(しごと)だ。

Romanji

Tamago o toriatsumeru no ga kare no shigoto da.

Words

(たまご)
eggs; egg; spawn; roe; hen egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin; infancy
()
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.
取り集める (とりあつめる)
to gather; to collect
()
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
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
仕事 (しごと)
work; job; business; occupation; employment; vocation; task; work
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: ラン、 たまご
Meanings: egg, ovum, spawn, roe
Readings: シュ、 と.る、 と.り、 と.り-、 とり、 -ど.り
Meanings: take, fetch, take up
Readings: シュウ、 あつ.まる、 あつ.める、 つど.う
Meanings: gather, meet, congregate, swarm, flock
Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: シ、 ジ、 つか.える
Meanings: attend, doing, official, serve
Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える
Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly