ジョンとメアリーはその重要な問題について意見が違った。

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English Translation

John and Mary differed in opinion as to that important matter.

Furigana

ジョンとメアリーはその重要(じゅうよう)な問題(もんだい)について意見(いけん)が違(ちが)った。

Romanji

Jon to Meari- wa sono jūyōna mondai nitsuite iken ga chigatta.

Words

と (と)

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

は (は)

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

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...

重要 (じゅうよう)

important; momentous; essential; principal; major

問題 (もんだい)

question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; issue; subject (e.g. of research); case; matter; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion; controversy; trouble; problem; inconvenience; difficulty

に就いて (について)

concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every

意見 (いけん)

opinion; view; comment

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

違う (ちがう)

to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?; wasn't it?