その記事はその新聞社に対する大衆の抗議を誘った。

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English Translation

The article was an invitation for public protest against the newspaper.

Furigana

その記事(きじ)はその新聞社(しんぶんしゃ)に対(たい)する大衆(たいしゅう)の抗議(こうぎ)を誘(さそ)った。

Romanji

Sono kiji wa sono shinbunsha nitaisuru taishū no kōgi o sasotta.

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...

記事 (きじ)

article; news story; report; account

は (は)

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

新聞社 (しんぶんしゃ)

newspaper company

に対する (にたいする)

regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to

大衆 (たいしゅう)

general public; the masses

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

抗議 (こうぎ)

protest; objection

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.

誘う (さそう、いざなう)

to invite; to ask; to call (for); to tempt; to lure; to induce