アメリカ人は連邦税と州税の両方を払っている。

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あめりか人は連邦税と州税の両方を払っている。

English Translation

Americans pay both federal taxes and state taxes.

Furigana

アメリカ人(じん)は連邦(れんぽう)税(ぜい)と州(しゅう)税(ぜい)の両方(りょうほう)を払(はら)っている。

Romanji

Amerikajin wa renpō zei to shū zei no ryōhō o haratteiru.

Words

アメリカ人 (アメリカじん)

American person

は (は)

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

連邦 (れんぽう)

commonwealth; federation of states; confederation; union

税 (ぜい)

tax

と (と)

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

州 (しゅう)

state; province; county; oblast; department (of ancient China); continent; dear

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

両方 (りょうほう)

both; both sides; both parties

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.

払う (はらう)

to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to clear away; to dust off; to cut off (e.g. branches); to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention); to show (e.g. respect, concern); to make (e.g. effort, sacrifice); to expend; to exert; to move out (of one's own place); to vacate; to sweep (e.g. one's legs); to knock aside; to make a sweeping stroke (in Japanese calligraphy); to reset (an abacus)