英国では国王は君臨するが、統治はしない。

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English Translation

In Great Britain the king reigns, but does not govern.

Furigana

英国(えいこく)では国王(こくおう)は君臨(くんりん)するが、統治(とうち)はしない。

Romanji

Eikoku de wa kokuō wa kunrinsuru ga, tōchi wa shinai.

Words

英国 (えいこく)

Great Britain; the United Kingdom

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

は (は)

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

国王 (こくおう)

king

君臨 (くんりん)

reigning; controlling; to reign; to dictate; to control

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

統治 (とうち、とうじ)

rule; reign; government; governing

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to