経営陣は果たして本気で我々のボーナスについて考えようとしているのか、それとも単に口先だけだったのだろうか。

Sentence Analyzer

English Translation

Is management really going to consider our bonus, or was that just lip service?

Furigana

経営陣(けいえいじん)は果(は)たして本気(ほんき)で我々(われわれ)のボーナスについて考(かんが)えようとしているのか、それとも単(たん)に口先(くちさき)だけだったのだろうか。

Romanji

Keieijin wa hatashite honki de wareware no bo-nasu nitsuite kangaeyou to shiteiru no ka, soretomo tanni kuchisaki dake datta no darou ka.

Words

経営陣 (けいえいじん)

the management ranks

は (は)

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

果たして (はたして)

as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; as a result; really? (in questions); ever?

本気 (ほんき)

seriousness; truth; sanctity

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

我々 (われわれ)

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

ボーナス (ボーナス、ボナス)

bonus

に就いて (について)

concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every

考える (かんがえる)

to think about; to take into consideration; to ponder; to reflect; to try to come at a conclusion; to think over (something); to intend; to decide (to do); to plan; to come up with; to devise; to scheme; to predict; to anticipate; to expect; to suspect; to doubt; to consider (somebody to be something); to look on

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

か (か)

indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way

其れ共 (それとも)

or; or else

単に (たんに)

simply; merely; only; solely

口先 (くちさき)

lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout; proboscis

丈 (だけ)

only; just; merely; simply; no more than; nothing but; alone; as (e.g. as soon as, as much as); worth

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative