端的に言って、彼は首になったのだ。

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端的に言って、彼は首になったのだ。

English Translation

To make a long story short, he was fired.

Furigana

端的(たんてき)に言(い)って、彼(かれ)は首(くび)になったのだ。

Romanji

Tanteki ni itte, kare wa kubi ni natta no da.

Words

端的 (たんてき)

frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise

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

言う (いう、ゆう)

to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

首 (くび、クビ)

neck; head; dismissal; discharge; firing (from a job)

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...

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

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative