会社の取締役の何人かは会議のために出張中である。

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English Translation

Some of the company's executives are out of town for a conference.

Furigana

会社(かいしゃ)の取締役(とりしまりやく)の何(なん)人(にん)かは会議(かいぎ)のために出張中(しゅっちょうちゅう)である。

Romanji

Kaisha no torishimariyaku no nan nin ka wa kaigi no tameni shutchōchū de aru.

Words

会社 (かいしゃ)

company; corporation; workplace

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

取締役 (とりしまりやく)

company director; board member

何 (なに、なん)

what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!

人 (じん)

-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); indicates nationality, race, origin, etc.; -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; indicates expertise (in a certain field); (usu. in compound words) man; person; people

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

は (は)

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

会議 (かいぎ)

meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention; congress

為に (ために)

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of; because of; as a result of

だ (だ)

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

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...