今年は退職が４件あった。

今年は退職が４件あった。

We've had four retirements this year.

今年(ことし)は退職(たいしょく)が４件(けん)あった。

Kotoshi wa taishoku ga yon ken atta.

今年 (ことし、こんねん)

this year

は (は)

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

退職 (たいしょく)

retirement (from office); resignation

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

四 (し、よん、よ)

four

件 (けん)

matter; case; item; affair; subject

有る (ある)

to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

Readings: コン、キン、いま

Meaning: now

Readings: ネン、とし

Meanings: year, counter for years

Readings: タイ、しりぞ.く、しりぞ.ける、ひ.く、の.く、の.ける、ど.く

Meanings: retreat, withdraw, retire, resign, repel, expel, reject

Readings: ショク、ソク

Meanings: post, employment, work

Readings: ケン、くだん

Meanings: affair, case, matter, item