わが国の税制にはいまだに一貫した哲学がない。

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English Translation

Our tax system is still without coherent philosophy.

Furigana

わが国(くに)の税制(ぜいせい)にはいまだに一貫(いっかん)した哲学(てつがく)がない。

Romanji

Wagakuni no zeisei ni wa imadani ikkanshita tetsugaku ga nai.

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

税制 (ぜいせい)

tax system

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

は (は)

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

未だに (いまだに)

still; even now; until this very day

一貫 (いっかん)

consistency; coherence; integration; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi

哲学 (てつがく)

philosophy

が (が)

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

無い (ない)

nonexistent; not being (there); unpossessed; unowned; not had; unique; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility; not ...; to not be...; to have not ...