先月私達が係わっていたＸＹＺプロジェクトについて今日社長から質問を受け、その答えを用意していなかったので正に不意をつかれた形になってしまった。

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English Translation

The boss caught me napping today when he asked me about that XYZ project we worked on last month.

Furigana

先月(せんげつ)私達(わたしたち)が係(かか)わっていたＸＹＺプロジェクトについて今日(きょう)社長(しゃちょう)から質問(しつもん)を受(う)け、その答(こた)えを用意(ようい)していなかったので正(まさ)に不意(ふい)をつかれた形(かたち)になってしまった。

Romanji

Sengetsu watashitachi ga kakawatteita purojyekuto nitsuite kyō shachō kara shitsumon o uke, sono kotae o yōishiteinakatta node masani fui o tsukareta katachi ni natteshimatta.

Words

先月 (せんげつ)

last month

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

関わる (かかわる)

to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)

プロジェクト (プロジェクト)

project

に就いて (について)

concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every

今日 (きょう、こんにち、こんち、こんじつ)

today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays

社長 (しゃちょう)

company president; manager; director

から (から)

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since

質問 (しつもん)

question; inquiry; enquiry

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.

受ける (うける)

to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to suffer (an injury); to feel (influence); to undergo (e.g. surgery); to take (a test); to accept (a challenge); to be given (e.g. life, talent); to follow; to succeed; to be descended from; to face (south, etc.); to be modified by; to obtain (a pawned item, etc.) by paying a fee; to be well-received; to become popular; to go down well

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

答え (こたえ、いらえ)

answer; reply; response; solution

用意 (ようい)

preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)

ので (ので、んで)

that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...

正に (まさに)

exactly; surely; certainly; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening); duly; naturally

不意 (ふい)

sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen

疲れる (つかれる)

to get tired; to tire; to be worn out (e.g. of well used objects); to starve

形 (かたち、よう)

form; shape; figure; visage

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

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 ...