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私の上司は辞職せざる得なかった。

Sentence Analyzer

上司 辞職せざる 得なかった

English Translation

My boss was forced to resign.

Furigana

(わたし)上司(じょうし)辞職(じしょく)せざる()なかった。

Romanji

Watashi no jōshi wa jishokusezaru enakatta.

Words

(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
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
上司 (じょうし)
superior authorities; boss
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
辞職 (じしょく)
resignation
得る (うる)
to be able to ...; can ...; to get; to acquire; to obtain; to procure; to earn; to win; to gain; to secure; to attain

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ジョウ、 ショウ、 シャン、 うえ、 -うえ、 うわ-、 かみ、 あ.げる、 -あ.げる、 あ.がる、 -あ.がる、 あ.がり、 -あ.がり、 のぼ.る、 のぼ.り、 のぼ.せる、 のぼ.す、 よ.す
Meanings: above, up
Readings: シ、 つかさど.る
Meanings: director, official, govt office, rule, administer
Readings: ジ、 や.める、 いな.む
Meanings: resign, word, term, expression
Readings: ショク、 ソク
Meanings: post, employment, work
Readings: トク、 え.る、 う.る
Meanings: gain, get, find, earn, acquire, can, may, able to, profit, advantage, benefit