数人の若い技師が雇われ、彼らは新しいコンピューターの開発に専念した。

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English Translation

Several young engineers were employed and were devoted to developing a new computer.

Furigana

数(すう)人(にん)の若(わか)い技師(ぎし)が雇(やと)われ、彼(かれ)らは新(あたら)しいコンピューターの開発(かいはつ)に専念(せんねん)した。

Romanji

Sū nin no wakai gishi ga yatoware, karera wa atarashii konpyu-ta- no kaihatsu ni sennenshita.

Words

人 (じん)

-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); indicates nationality, race, origin, etc.; -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; indicates expertise (in a certain field); (usu. in compound words) man; person; people

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

若い (わかい)

young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small

技師 (ぎし)

engineer; technician

が (が)

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

雇う (やとう)

to employ; to hire; to charter

彼ら (かれら)

they (usually male); them

は (は)

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

新しい (あたらしい)

new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date; modern

コンピュータ (コンピュータ、コンピューター)

computer

開発 (かいはつ、かいほつ)

development; exploitation

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

専念 (せんねん)

absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)