一般の人々はその戦争に反対だった。

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一般の人々はその戦争に反対だった。

English Translation

The people at large were against the war.

Furigana

一般(いっぱん)の人々(ひとびと)はその戦争(せんそう)に反対(はんたい)だった。

Romanji

Ippan no hitobito wa sono sensō ni hantai datta.

Words

一般 (いっぱん)

general; universal; ordinary; average; common

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

人々 (ひとびと、にんにん)

each person; people; men and women; everybody

は (は)

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

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

戦争 (せんそう)

war

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

反対 (はんたい)

opposition; resistance; antagonism; hostility; objection; dissension; reverse; opposite; vice versa; contrast

だ (だ)

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