社長は窓を背にして椅子に座っていた。

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社長は窓を背にして椅子に座っていた。

English Translation

The president was sitting in the chair with his back to the window.

Furigana

社長(しゃちょう)は窓(まど)を背(せ)にして椅子(いす)に座(すわ)っていた。

Romanji

Shachō wa mado o se ni shite isu ni suwatteita.

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

窓 (まど)

window

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.

背 (せい)

height; stature

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

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

椅子 (いす)

chair; stool; post; office; position

座る (すわる)

to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still