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退職したとき、彼はたいした給料をもらっていなかった。

Sentence Analyzer

退職した とき たいした 給料 もらっていなかった

English Translation

He wasn't earning a large salary when he retired.

Furigana

退職(たいしょく)したとき、(かれ)はたいした給料(きゅうりょう)をもらっていなかった。

Romanji

Taishokushita toki, kare wa taishita kyūryō o moratteinakatta.

Words

退職 (たいしょく)
retirement (from office); resignation
とき (とき)
regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen
(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
大した (たいした)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
給料 (きゅうりょう)
salary; wages
()
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.
貰う (もらう)
to receive; to take; to accept; to get somebody to do something

Kanji

退
Readings: タイ、 しりぞ.く、 しりぞ.ける、 ひ.く、 の.く、 の.ける、 ど.く
Meanings: retreat, withdraw, retire, resign, repel, expel, reject
Readings: ショク、 ソク
Meanings: post, employment, work
Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: キュウ、 たま.う、 たも.う、 -たま.え
Meanings: salary, wage, gift, allow, grant, bestow on
Reading: リョウ
Meanings: fee, materials