都会の会社は有能な若者を採用しようと互いに張り合った。

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English Translation

City firms vied with each other to hire the brightest young staff.

Furigana

都会(とかい)の会社(かいしゃ)は有能(ゆうのう)な若者(わかもの)を採用(さいよう)しようと互(たが)いに張(は)り合(あ)った。

Romanji

Tokai no kaisha wa yūnōna wakamono o saiyōshiyou to tagaini hariatta.

Words

都会 (とかい)

city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly

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

会社 (かいしゃ)

company; corporation; workplace

は (は)

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

有能 (ゆうのう)

able; capable; efficient; skill

若者 (わかもの)

young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters

を (を)

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.

採用 (さいよう)

use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement; recruitment

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

互いに (たがいに)

mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together

張り合う (はりあう)

to rival; to compete with