店主は従業員の先頭に立ってはたらいた。

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店主は従業員の先頭に立ってはたらいた。

English Translation

The proprietor of the store worked at the head of his employees.

Furigana

店主(てんしゅ)は従業員(じゅうぎょういん)の先頭(せんとう)に立(た)ってはたらいた。

Romanji

Tenshu wa jūgyōin no sentō ni tatte hataraita.

Words

店主 (てんしゅ)

shopkeeper

は (は)

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

従業員 (じゅうぎょういん)

employee; worker

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

先頭 (せんとう)

head; lead; vanguard; first

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

立つ (たつ)

to stand; to rise; to stand up; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)

働く (はたらく)

to work; to labor; to labour; to function; to operate; to be effective; to work (i.e. ... works); to come into play; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate; to do; to act; to practise; to practice; to be conjugated