各人の給料はその働きに比例していた。

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各人の給料はその働きに比例していた。

English Translation

Each man's pay was in proportion to his work.

Furigana

各人(かくじん)の給料(きゅうりょう)はその働(はたら)きに比例(ひれい)していた。

Romanji

Kakujin no kyūryō wa sono hataraki ni hireishiteita.

Words

各人 (かくじん)

each person

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

給料 (きゅうりょう)

salary; wages

は (は)

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

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

働き (はたらき)

work; labor; labour; achievement; performance; ability; talent; salary; income; earnings; action; activity; workings; function; operation; movement; motion; conjugation; inflection

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

比例 (ひれい)

proportion