わが国の国民は独立を渇望している。

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わが国の国民は独立を渇望している。

English Translation

Our people thirst for independence.

Furigana

わが国(くに)の国民(こくみん)は独立(どくりつ)を渇望(かつぼう)している。

Romanji

Wagakuni no kokumin wa dokuritsu o katsubōshiteiru.

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

国民 (こくみん)

nation; nationality; people; citizen

は (は)

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

独立 (どくりつ)

independence (e.g. Independence Day); self-support

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

渇望 (かつぼう)

craving; longing; thirsting