私たちの昇給の要求は拒絶された。
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English Translation
Our request for a pay rise was turned down.
Furigana
Romanji
Watashitachi no shōkyū no yōkyū wa kyozetsusareta.
Words
私たち
(わたしたち、わたくしたち)
we; us
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
昇給
(しょうきゅう)
salary raise
要求
(ようきゅう)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
拒絶
(きょぜつ)
refusal; rejection
Kanji
Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ショウ、 のぼ.る
Meaning: rise up
Readings: キュウ、 たま.う、 たも.う、 -たま.え
Meanings: salary, wage, gift, allow, grant, bestow on
Readings: ヨウ、 い.る、 かなめ
Meanings: need, main point, essence, pivot, key to
Readings: キュウ、 グ、 もと.める
Meanings: request, want, wish for, require, demand
Readings: キョ、 ゴ、 こば.む
Meanings: repel, refuse, reject, decline
Readings: ゼツ、 た.える、 た.やす、 た.つ
Meanings: discontinue, beyond, sever, cut off, abstain, interrupt, suppress