ダウンタウンという言葉はすべての町の繁華街をさす。

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English Translation

The word downtown refers to the business quarter of any town.

Furigana

ダウンタウンという言葉(ことば)はすべての町(まち)の繁華街(はんかがい)をさす。

Romanji

Dauntaun toiu kotoba wa subete no machi no hankagai o sasu.

Words

ダウンタウン (ダウンタウン)

downtown

と言う (という、とゆう)

called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X

言葉 (ことば、けとば)

language; dialect; word; words; phrase; term; expression; remark; speech; (manner of) speaking

は (は)

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

全て (すべて)

everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly; all

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

町 (まち、ちょう)

town; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares

繁華街 (はんかがい)

business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown

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.

さす (さす)

to make (someone) do; to allow (someone) to; auxiliary verb indicating the causative; auxiliary verb indicating that one has been granted the permission to do something; auxiliary verb used as an honorific for others' actions; swidden