シンガポールでは道路に唾を吐くのは犯罪とされる。

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English Translation

In Singapore, it is a crime to spit on the ground.

Furigana

シンガポールでは道路(どうろ)に唾(つば)を吐(は)くのは犯罪(はんざい)とされる。

Romanji

Shingapo-Ru de wa dōro ni tsuba o haku no wa hanzai to sareru.

Words

新嘉坡 (シンガポール)

Singapore

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

は (は)

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

道路 (どうろ)

road; highway

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

唾 (つば、つばき、つわき、つわ、つ、つわっぱ)

saliva; spit; sputum

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.

吐く (つく)

to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up; to spit up

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

犯罪 (はんざい)

crime; offence; offense

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to