アメリカの多くの州で死刑は廃止されてきた。

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English Translation

The death penalty had been done away with in many states in the USA.

Furigana

アメリカの多(おお)くの州(しゅう)で死刑(しけい)は廃止(はいし)されてきた。

Romanji

Amerika no ōku no shū de shikei wa haishisaretekita.

Words

亜米利加 (アメリカ)

America; United States of America

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

多く (おおく)

many; much; largely; abundantly; mostly

州 (しゅう)

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

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.

死刑 (しけい)

death penalty; capital punishment

は (は)

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

廃止 (はいし)

abolition; repeal