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その法律によってしばらくフットボールはできませんでした。

Sentence Analyzer

その 法律 によって しばらく フットボール できません でした

English Translation

The law kept people from playing football for a while.

Furigana

その法律(ほうりつ)によってしばらくフットボールはできませんでした。

Romanji

Sono hōritsu niyotte shibaraku futtobo-ru wa dekimasen deshita.

Words

其の (その)
that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...
法律 (ほうりつ)
law
に因って (によって)
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
暫く (しばらく、しゅゆ、すゆ)
little while; short while; moment; instant; a while; quite a time; it's been a long time
フットボール (フットボール)
football (incl. soccer, rugby, American football, etc.; esp. used for soccer)
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
出来る (できる)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at; to be permitted (to do); to become intimate; to take up (with somebody); to grow; to be raised; to become pregnant
デス (デス)
death

Kanji

Readings: ホウ、 ハッ、 ホッ、 フラン、 のり
Meanings: method, law, rule, principle, model, system
Readings: リツ、 リチ、 レツ
Meanings: rhythm, law, regulation, gauge, control