その政府高官は総選挙の可能性を否定した。

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English Translation

The high-ranking government official ruled out the possibility of a general election.

Furigana

その政府(せいふ)高官(こうかん)は総(そう)選挙(せんきょ)の可能性(かのうせい)を否定(ひてい)した。

Romanji

Sono seifu kōkan wa sō senkyo no kanōsei o hiteishita.

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...

政府 (せいふ)

government; administration

高官 (こうかん)

high official

は (は)

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

総 (そう)

whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall

選挙 (せんきょ)

election

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

可能性 (かのうせい)

potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability

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.

否定 (ひてい)

negation; denial; repudiation; NOT operation