事務員では大きな商売となると、あまり役に立たない。

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English Translation

A clerk in the office is only a pawn in the game of big business.

Furigana

事務員(じむいん)では大(おお)きな商売(しょうばい)となると、あまり役(やくた)に立()たない。

Romanji

Jimuin de wa ōkina shōbai to naru to, amari yakunitatanai.

Words

事務員 (じむいん)

clerk; office worker; office staff

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.

は (は)

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

大きな (おおきな)

big; large; great

商売 (しょうばい)

trade; business; commerce; transaction; occupation

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

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 ...

余り (あまり、あんまり)

remainder; rest; balance; remains; scraps; residue; remnant; not very (with negative sentence); not much; surplus; excess; fullness; too much; more than; over

役に立つ (やくにたつ)

to be helpful; to be useful