社内で煙草を吸うのは社の規則に反する。

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社内で煙草を吸うのは社の規則に反する。

English Translation

Smoking in the office is against our rules.

Furigana

社内(しゃない)で煙草(たばこ)を吸(す)うのは社(しゃ)の規則(きそく)に反(はん)する。

Romanji

Shanai de tabako o suu no wa sha no kisoku ni hansuru.

Words

社内 (しゃない)

within a company; in-house

で (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.

煙草 (たばこ、えんそう、けぶりぐさ、けむりぐさ、タバコ)

tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)

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.

吸う (すう)

to smoke; to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to slurp; to absorb; to soak up; to kiss

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

は (は)

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

社 (しゃ)

company; association; society; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.

規則 (きそく)

rules; regulations; conventions

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

反 (はん)

anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone