所長が出かけている間、事務所の責任者は誰になるのですか。

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English Translation

Who is in charge of the office while the boss is away?

Furigana

所長(しょちょう)が出(で)かけている間(ま)、事務所(じむしょ)の責任者(せきにんしゃ)は誰(だれ)になるのですか。

Romanji

Shochō ga dekaketeiru ma, jimusho no sekininsha wa dare ni naru no desu ka.

Words

所長 (しょちょう)

chief; head (of an office, of a laboratory)

が (が)

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

出かける (でかける)

to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to start; to set out; to be about to leave; to be just going out

間 (ま)

space; room; time; pause

事務所 (じむしょ)

office

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

責任者 (せきにんしゃ)

person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager

は (は)

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

誰 (だれ、たれ、た)

who

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 ...

です (です)

be; is

か (か)

indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way