どのくらい莫大な赤字に国家は耐えられるのだろうか。

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English Translation

How huge a deficit can the nation stand?

Furigana

どのくらい莫大(ばくだい)な赤字(あかじ)に国家(こっか)は耐(た)えられるのだろうか。

Romanji

Dono kurai bakudaina akaji ni kokka wa taerareru no darou ka.

Words

何の (どの)

which; what (way)

くらい (くらい、ぐらい)

approximately; about; around; or so; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; so ... that ...; at least; as ... as ...; like

莫大 (ばくだい)

enormous; vast; malva nut

赤字 (あかじ)

deficit; (being in or going into) the red; red text; red letters; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red

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

国家 (こっか)

state; country; nation

は (は)

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

耐える (たえる、こらえる、こたえる)

to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with; to support; to withstand; to resist; to brave; to be fit for; to be equal to

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

だ (だ)

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

か (か)

indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way