退職する前に彼は事務を渡した。

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退職する前に彼は事務を渡した。

English Translation

Before he retired, he had handed over charge of his office.

Furigana

退職(たいしょく)する前(まえ)に彼(かれ)は事務(じむ)を渡(わた)した。

Romanji

Taishokusuru mae ni kare wa jimu o watashita.

Words

退職 (たいしょく)

retirement (from office); resignation

前 (まえ)

ago; before (some event); previously; (minutes) to (the hour); in front (of); before (e.g. the house); head (of a line); front (e.g. of a bus); fore part; in the presence of; helping; portion; privates; private parts

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

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

事務 (じむ)

business; office work

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.

渡す (わたす)

to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to traverse; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in; to pass; to give; to transfer