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経営者側は賃金を増やすことは不可能だと言った。

Sentence Analyzer

経営者側 賃金 増やす こと 不可能 言った

English Translation

The management said that a wage increase was out of the question.

Furigana

経営者側(けいえいしゃがわ)賃金(ちんぎん)()やすことは不可能(ふかのう)だと()った。

Romanji

Keieishagawa wa chingin o fuyasu koto wa fukanō da to itta.

Words

()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
賃金 (ちんぎん、ちんきん)
wages; cash payment of rent
()
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.
殖やす (ふやす)
to increase; to add to; to augment
(こと、こん)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as
不可能 (ふかのう)
impossible
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
言う (いう、ゆう)
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

Kanji

Readings: ケイ、 キョウ、 へ.る、 た.つ、 たていと、 はか.る、 のり
Meanings: sutra, longitude, pass thru, expire, warp
Readings: エイ、 いとな.む、 いとな.み
Meanings: occupation, camp, perform, build, conduct (business)
Readings: シャ、 もの
Meanings: someone, person
Readings: ソク、 かわ、 がわ、 そば
Meanings: side, lean, oppose, regret
Reading: チン
Meanings: fare, fee, hire, rent, wages, charge
Readings: キン、 コン、 ゴン、 かね、 かな-、 -がね
Meaning: gold
Readings: ゾウ、 ま.す、 ま.し、 ふ.える、 ふ.やす
Meanings: increase, add, augment, gain, promote
Readings: フ、 ブ
Meanings: negative, non-, bad, ugly, clumsy
Readings: カ、 コク、 -べ.き、 -べ.し
Meanings: can, passable, mustn't, should not, do not
Readings: ノウ、 よ.く
Meanings: ability, talent, skill, capacity
Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと
Meanings: say, word