上司はその大変な仕事を私に割り当てた。

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上司 は その 大変な 仕事 を 私 に 割り当てた 。

English Translation

My boss assigned the hard job to me.

Furigana

上司(じょうし)はその大変(たいへん)な仕事(しごと)を私(わたし)に割(わ)り当(あ)てた。

Romanji

Jōshi wa sono taihenna shigoto o watashi ni wariateta.

Words

上司 (じょうし)

superior authorities; boss

は (は)

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

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...

大変 (たいへん)

very; greatly; immense; enormous; great; serious; grave; dreadful; terrible; difficult; hard; major incident; disaster

仕事 (しごと)

work; job; business; occupation; employment; vocation; task; 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.

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

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

割り当てる (わりあてる)

to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to apportion

Kanji

上

Readings: ジョウ、 ショウ、 シャン、 うえ、 -うえ、 うわ-、 かみ、 あ.げる、 -あ.げる、 あ.がる、 -あ.がる、 あ.がり、 -あ.がり、 のぼ.る、 のぼ.り、 のぼ.せる、 のぼ.す、 よ.す

Meanings: above, up

司

Readings: シ、 つかさど.る

Meanings: director, official, govt office, rule, administer

大

Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに

Meanings: large, big

変

Readings: ヘン、 か.わる、 か.わり、 か.える

Meanings: unusual, change, strange

仕

Readings: シ、 ジ、 つか.える

Meanings: attend, doing, official, serve

事

Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える

Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

割

Readings: カツ、 わ.る、 わり、 わ.り、 わ.れる、 さ.く

Meanings: proportion, comparatively, divide, cut, separate, split

当

Readings: トウ、 あ.たる、 あ.たり、 あ.てる、 あ.て、 まさ.に、 まさ.にべし

Meanings: hit, right, appropriate, himself