同社は国のタバコ業を独占している。

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同社は国のタバコ業を独占している。

English Translation

The company has a monopoly on the nation's tobacco business.

Furigana

同社(どうしゃ)は国(くに)のタバコ業(ぎょう)を独占(どくせん)している。

Romanji

Dōsha wa kuni no tabakogyō o dokusenshiteiru.

Words

同社 (どうしゃ)

the same firm

は (は)

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

国 (くに)

country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan); land; earth

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

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.

独占 (どくせん)

monopoly; monopolization; hogging; keeping to oneself