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新しい訓練生はだらだらしていたので、仕事に本気でとりくまないとくびにするといわれた。

Sentence Analyzer

新しい 訓練生 だらだら していた ので 仕事 本気 とりくまない とく びにするといわれた

English Translation

Because the new trainee did things sluggishly, he was told that he'd be fired if he didn't start taking his job seriously.

Furigana

(あたら)しい訓練生(くんれんせい)はだらだらしていたので、仕事(しごと)本気(ほんき)でとりくまないとくびにするといわれた。

Romanji

Atarashii kunrensei wa daradara shiteita node, shigoto ni honki de torikumanai toku binisurutoiwareta.

Words

新しい (あたらしい)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date; modern
訓練生 (くんれんせい)
trainee
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
だらだら (だらだら)
in drops; dripping; trickling; streaming; flowing; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; lengthily; leisurely; idly; slowly; slovenly
為る (する)
to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
ので (ので、んで)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...
仕事 (しごと)
work; job; business; occupation; employment; vocation; task; work
()
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
本気 (ほんき)
seriousness; truth; sanctity
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
取り組む (とりくむ、とっくむ)
to tackle; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to come to grips with; to make effort; to strive for; to deal with
(とく)
shelter; shield; hide

Kanji

Readings: シン、 あたら.しい、 あら.た、 あら-、 にい-
Meaning: new
Readings: クン、 キン、 おし.える、 よ.む、 くん.ずる
Meanings: instruction, Japanese character reading, explanation, read
Readings: レン、 ね.る、 ね.り
Meanings: practice, gloss, train, drill, polish, refine
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける、 う.まれる、 うま.れる、 う.まれ、 うまれ、 う.む、 お.う、 は.える、 は.やす、 き、 なま、 なま-、 な.る、 な.す、 む.す、 -う
Meanings: life, genuine, birth
Readings: シ、 ジ、 つか.える
Meanings: attend, doing, official, serve
Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える
Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly
Readings: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
Readings: キ、 ケ、 いき
Meanings: spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood