彼は死刑の廃止を主張した。

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彼は死刑の廃止を主張した。

English Translation

He advocated abolishing the death penalty.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は死刑(しけい)の廃止(はいし)を主張(しゅちょう)した。

Romanji

Kare wa shikei no haishi o shuchōshita.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

死刑 (しけい)

death penalty; capital punishment

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

廃止 (はいし)

abolition; repeal

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.

主張 (しゅちょう)

claim; request; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention; opinion; tenet