社長は大臣にそでの下を使った。

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社長は大臣にそでの下を使った。

English Translation

The president of the company bribed the government minister.

Furigana

社長(しゃちょう)は大臣(だいじん)にそでの下(した)を使(つか)った。

Romanji

Shachō wa daijin ni sode no shita o tsukatta.

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

大臣 (だいじん)

cabinet minister

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

袖 (そで)

sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)

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

下 (した)

below; down; under; younger (e.g. daughter); bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after; inferiority; one's inferior (i.e. one's junior); trade-in; preliminary; preparatory

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.

使う (つかう)

to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; to consume; to use (language); to speak