その国は、民主国家への途上にある。

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その国は、民主国家への途上にある。

English Translation

The country is on the way to becoming a democratic nation.

Furigana

その国(くに)は、民主(みんしゅ)国家(こっか)への途上(とじょう)にある。

Romanji

Sono kuni wa, minshu kokka e no tojō ni aru.

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...

国 (くに)

country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan); land; earth

は (は)

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

民主 (みんしゅ)

democracy; popular sovereignty; democratic

国家 (こっか)

state; country; nation

へ (へ)

indicates direction or goal (e.g. "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

途上 (とじょう)

en route; half-way; on the road; in the street

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

有る (ある)

to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about