わが国の大都市の多くでは犯罪はたしかに増加している。

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English Translation

Crime is certainly on the increase in many of our big cities.

Furigana

わが国(くに)の大都市(だいとし)の多(おお)くでは犯罪(はんざい)はたしかに増加(ぞうか)している。

Romanji

Wagakuni no daitoshi no ōku de wa hanzai wa tashikani zōkashiteiru.

Words

我が国 (わがくに)

our country; our land; one's own country

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

大都市 (だいとし)

metropolis; large city

多く (おおく)

many; much; largely; abundantly; mostly

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

犯罪 (はんざい)

crime; offence; offense

確かに (たしかに)

surely; certainly

増加 (ぞうか)

increase; increment; addition