彼が外人客の接待にあたっている。

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彼が外人客の接待にあたっている。

English Translation

He is in charge of entertaining the foreign guests.

Furigana

彼(かれ)が外人(がいじん)客(きゃく)の接待(せったい)にあたっている。

Romanji

Kare ga gaijin kyaku no settai ni atatteiru.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

が (が)

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

外人 (がいじん、ほかびと)

foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; outsider

客 (きゃく、かく)

guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper; spectator; audience; tourist; sightseer; passenger

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

接待 (せったい)

reception; welcome; serving (food); wining and dining; business entertainment; corporate entertainment; entertaining politicians

に (に)

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

当たる (あたる)

to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be affixed; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to apply to; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.); to be selected (in a lottery, etc.); to win; to be successful; to go well; to be a hit; to face; to confront; to lie (in the direction of); to undertake; to be assigned; to be stricken (by food poisoning, heat, etc.); to be afflicted; to be called upon (by the teacher); to treat (esp. harshly); to lash out at; to be unnecessary; to be hitting well; to be on a hitting streak; (in fishing) to feel a bite; (of fruit, etc.) to be bruised; to spoil; to feel (something) out; to probe into; to check (i.e. by comparison); to shave; to be a relative of a person; to stand in a relationship