私たちは仕事の遅れをできるだけ早く取り戻さなければならない。

Sentence Analyzer

私たち は 仕事 の 遅れ を できるだけ 早く 取り戻さなければならない 。

English Translation

We have to catch up on our work as soon as possible.

Furigana

私(わたし)たちは仕事(しごと)の遅(おく)れをできるだけ早(はや)く取(ともど)り戻()さなければならない。

Romanji

Watashitachi wa shigoto no okure o dekirudake hayaku torimodosanakerebanaranai.

Words

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

は (は)

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

仕事 (しごと)

work; job; business; occupation; employment; vocation; task; work

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

遅れ (おくれ)

delay; lag; postponement; falling behind

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.

出来るだけ (できるだけ)

as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible

早い (はやい)

fast; quick; hasty; brisk; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet; (too) early; easy; simple; quick

取り戻す (とりもどす)

to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover

Kanji

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

仕

Readings: シ、 ジ、 つか.える

Meanings: attend, doing, official, serve

事

Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える

Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly

遅

Readings: チ、 おく.れる、 おく.らす、 おそ.い

Meanings: slow, late, back, later

早

Readings: ソウ、 サッ、 はや.い、 はや、 はや-、 はや.まる、 はや.める、 さ-

Meanings: early, fast

取

Readings: シュ、 と.る、 と.り、 と.り-、 とり、 -ど.り

Meanings: take, fetch, take up

戻

Readings: レイ、 もど.す、 もど.る

Meanings: re-, return, revert, resume, restore, go backwards