Word
部長 から 許可 を もらいました。buchou kara kyoka o moraimashita.
Meaning
I received permission from the manager.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of buchou kara kyoka o moraimashita.
をo
direct object particle
もらうmorau
to receive
部長buchou
manager
からkara
source particle
Questions & Answers about buchou kara kyoka o moraimashita.
What does 部長 mean, and how is it read?
部長 is read ぶちょう (buchō).
It means department manager, department head, or sometimes section chief, depending on the company and context.
In Japanese workplace language, job titles are used very often, sometimes instead of a person’s name. So 部長から can mean from the manager / from the department head.
Why is から used after 部長?
から marks the source or starting point, so here it means from.
So 部長から means from the manager.
In this sentence, it shows who the permission came from. The manager is the person who gave the permission, and the speaker is the person who received it.
Why is it 許可をもらいました? Why is 許可 marked with を?
