shainshou o keitaisuru koto ni natte imasu.

It is stipulated that we carry our employee ID cards.

Breakdown of shainshou o keitaisuru koto ni natte imasu.

• を: direct object particle
• 社員証しゃいんしょう: an employee ID card
• 携帯けいたいする: to carry with one

Questions & Answers about shainshou o keitaisuru koto ni natte imasu.

How is this sentence read?

It is read:

しゃいんしょう を けいたいする こと に なって います。

A natural pronunciation is:

shainshou o keitaisuru koto ni natte imasu

Notes:

• 社員証 = しゃいんしょう
• 携帯する = けいたいする
• なって comes from なる

What does 社員証 mean exactly?

社員証 means an employee ID card or staff ID badge.

It breaks down like this:

• 社員 = employee, staff member
• 証 = certificate, proof, pass

So 社員証 is the card or badge that proves you are an employee.

Why is を used after 社員証?

を marks the direct object of the verb.

Here, the verb is 携帯する, which means to carry on one’s person or to have with oneself. So 社員証を携帯する means:

• to carry an employee ID
• literally, to carry the employee ID card

So を is there because 社員証 is the thing being carried.

Why does the sentence use 携帯する instead of a simpler verb like 持つ?