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雇主は我々の賃上げの要求に折れないだろう。

Sentence Analyzer

雇主 我々 賃上げ 要求 折れない だろう

English Translation

Our employer will not give way to our demands for higher wages.

Furigana

雇主(やといぬし)我々(われわれ)賃上(ちんあ)げの要求(ようきゅう)()れないだろう。

Romanji

Yatoinushi wa wareware no chin'age no yōkyū ni orenai darou.

Words

雇い主 (やといぬし、こしゅ)
employer
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
我々 (われわれ)
we
()
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
賃上げ (ちんあげ)
wage increase
要求 (ようきゅう)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
()
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
折れる (おれる)
to break; to be broken; to snap; to fracture; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to yield; to submit; to turn (a corner)
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: コ、 やと.う
Meanings: employ, hire
Readings: シュ、 ス、 シュウ、 ぬし、 おも、 あるじ
Meanings: lord, chief, master, main thing, principal
Readings: ガ、 われ、 わ、 わ.が-、 わが-
Meanings: ego, I, selfish, our, oneself
Reading: チン
Meanings: fare, fee, hire, rent, wages, charge
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: 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: セツ、 お.る、 おり、 お.り、 -お.り、 お.れる
Meanings: fold, break, fracture, bend, yield, submit