僕は日曜日に働かざるをえない父に同情する。

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English Translation

I feel for my father, who has to work on Sundays.

Furigana

僕(ぼく)は日曜日(にちようび)に働(はたら)かざるをえない父(ちち)に同情(どうじょう)する。

Romanji

Boku wa nichiyōbi ni hatarakazaru o enai chichi ni dōjōsuru.

Words

僕 (ぼく)

I; me; you; manservant

は (は)

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

日曜日 (にちようび)

Sunday

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

働く (はたらく)

to work; to labor; to labour; to function; to operate; to be effective; to work (i.e. ... works); to come into play; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate; to do; to act; to practise; to practice; to be conjugated

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.

選る (よる、える、すぐる)

to choose; to select

父 (ちち、とと、ちゃん、てて、かぞ、かそ、しし、あて)

father

同情 (どうじょう)

sympathy; compassion; sympathize; sympathise; pity; feel for