ダムの建設のため村民は立ち退かされた。

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ダムの建設のため村民は立ち退かされた。

English Translation

The villagers were displaced by the construction of a dam.

Furigana

ダムの建設(けんせつ)のため村民(そんみん)は立(たの)ち退()かされた。

Romanji

Damu no kensetsu no tame sonmin wa tachinokasareta.

Words

ダム (ダム)

dam; dumb

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

建設 (けんせつ)

construction; establishment

為 (ため)

good; advantage; benefit; welfare; sake; purpose; objective; aim; consequence; result; effect; affecting; regarding; concerning

村民 (そんみん)

villager

は (は)

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

立ち退く (たちのく)

to evacuate; to clear out; to vacate; to withdraw; to take refuge