Dai-kigyoo no Fuyu no Boonasu 84-man 8,000-en

2014/12/20

winter bonus of large companies 848,000 yen

Nihon no kigyoo de wa taitei nen 2-kai natsu to fuyu boonasu ga demasu.

19-nichi, Keidanren wa dai-kigyoo no fuyu no boonasu ni kansuru choosa kekka o
happyoo shimashita.
Choosa no taishoo wa juugyooin 500-nin ijoo no 240-sha desu.
Sore ni yoruto, kotoshi no fuyu no boonasu wa heikin 84-man 8,000-en.
Kotoshi no fuyu no boonasu wa kyonen yori 5.26% fueta soo desu.
Practice Each Sentence

1. Nihon no kigyoo de wa taitei nen 2-kai natsu to fuyu boonasu ga demasu.

kigyoo company, corporation, taitei usually
nen 2-kai twice a year, natsu summer, fuyu winter
boonasu ga demasu [person] get a bonus (set phrase), demasu to come out, appear, be
brought, be given, be served

A common set phrase boonasu ga demasu literally means "bonus is given to person".
This phrase is used in the following structures;
(company) de wa (employee) ni boonasu ga demasu. The paerticle -de is often omitted.
(company) wa boonasu ga demasu.
(person) ni boonasu ga demasu.
When "person" is "I" or "you", it should be omitted.
Kinoo boonasu ga demashita "I got a bonus yesterday".
Kotoshi wa boonasu ga demashita ka? "Did you get a bonus this year?"

2 19-nichi, Keidanren wa dai-kigyoo no fuyu no boonasu ni kansuru choosa kekka o

. happyoo shimashita.
19-nichi 19th. of the month, Keidanren Japan Business Federation, dai-kigyoo big
company
dai- big, large, wide, fuyu winter, -ni kansuru about, on, be related to
choosa [sv] investigation, inquiry, study, kekka result, happyoo [sv] announce, publish,
present

3. Choosa no taishoo wa juugyooin 500-nin ijoo no 240-sha desu.

choosa [sv] investigate, inquiry, study, taishoo subject, object, target
juugyooin employee, worker, staff, -nin a counter for people
ijoo more than, over, -sha a counter for company

4. Sore ni yoruto, kotoshi no fuyu no boonasu wa heikin 84-man 8,000-en.

-ni yoruto according to, kotoshi this year, fuyu winter, heikin average

5. Kotoshi no fuyu no boonasu wa kyonen yori 5.26% fueta soo desu.

kyonen last year, -yori comparative pattern; more/less than
fueta ta form of fuemasu; increase, -soo desu reported information; I heard, they said
Functional patterns used in the sentences (Chapter numbers are from Building Up Conversation)

teitai nen 2-kai

Words about frequency :usually, sometimes, everyday, etc.
Level 1 Chapter 7

kyonen yori
-yori, (-no hoo ga):comparison - more / less
Level 1 Chapter 13

fueta soo desu

plain form + soo desu:reported information; I heard, he/they said