都市の親父は、会社で８時間、それに毎朝毎夕、会社への行き帰りに満員電車の中でさらに２時間過ごさなければならない。

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English Translation

Fathers in cities spend eight hours in the office and another two hours traveling to and from their work on trains full of people every morning and evening.

Furigana

都市(とし)の親父(おやじ)は、会社(かいしゃ)で８時間(じかん)、それに毎朝(まいあさ)毎夕(まいゆう)、会社(かいしゃ)への行(ゆ)き帰(かえ)りに満員(まんいん)電車(でんしゃ)の中(なか)でさらに２時間(じかん)過(す)ごさなければならない。

Romanji

Toshi no oyaji wa, kaisha de hachi jikan, sore ni maiasa maiyū, kaisha e no yukikaeri ni man'in densha no naka de sarani ni jikan sugosanakerebanaranai.

Words

都市 (とし)

town; city; municipal; urban

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

親父 (おやじ、ろうや、しんぷ)

one's father; old man; one's boss

は (は)

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

会社 (かいしゃ)

company; corporation; workplace

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.

八 (はち、や)

eight

時間 (じかん)

time; hours

其れ (それ)

that (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind); it; that time; then; there (indicating a place near the listener); you

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

毎朝 (まいあさ、まいちょう)

every morning

毎夕 (まいゆう)

every evening

へ (へ)

indicates direction or goal (e.g. "to")

行き帰り (ゆきかえり、いきかえり)

going and returning (e.g. work, school); both ways

満員 (まんいん)

full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded

電車 (でんしゃ)

train; electric train

中 (なか)

inside; in; among; within; center (centre); middle; during; while

更に (さらに)

furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more

二 (に、ふた、ふ、ふう)

two

過ごす (すごす)

to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support; to overdo; to do too much; to ... without acting on it