社長は来ないで代わりに副社長をよこした。

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English Translation

The president did not come, but sent the vice-president in his stead.

Furigana

社長(しゃちょう)は来(こ)ないで代(か)わりに副(ふく)社長(しゃちょう)をよこした。

Romanji

Shachō wa konaide kawari ni fuku shachō o yokoshita.

Words

社長 (しゃちょう)

company president; manager; director

は (は)

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

来る (くる)

to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become; to get; to grow; to continue; to come from; to be caused by; to derive from; to come to (i.e. "when it comes to spinach ...")

代わり (かわり)

substitute; replacement; substituting; replacing; stand-in; proxy; alternate; deputy; relief; successor; compensation; exchange; return; second helping; another cup; seconds; upcoming program; upcoming programme

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

副 (ふく)

assistant; associate; vice-; sub-; deputy; substitute; auxiliary; supplementary; additional; collateral; duplicate; copy; adverb

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.

寄越す (よこす)

to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)