校長は彼に無断欠勤の理由をただした。

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校長は彼に無断欠勤の理由をただした。

English Translation

The principal called him to account for being absent without an excuse.

Furigana

校長(こうちょう)は彼(かれ)に無断(むだん)欠勤(けっきん)の理由(りゆう)をただした。

Romanji

Kōchō wa kare ni mudan kekkin no riyū o tadashita.

Words

校長 (こうちょう)

principal; headmaster

は (は)

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

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

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

無断 (むだん)

without permission; without notice

欠勤 (けっきん)

absence (from 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

理由 (りゆう、わけ)

reason; pretext; motive

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.

質す (ただす)

to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question