大統領は憲法を停止し、戒厳令をしきました。

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English Translation

The President suspended the constitution and imposed martial law.

Furigana

大統領(だいとうりょう)は憲法(けんぽう)を停止(ていし)し、戒厳令(かいげんれい)をしきました。

Romanji

Daitōryō wa kenpō o teishishi, kaigenrei o shikimashita.

Words

大統領 (だいとうりょう)

president; chief executive

は (は)

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

憲法 (けんぽう)

constitution

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.

停止 (ていし、ちょうじ)

suspension; interruption; stoppage; ban; standstill; halt; hang-up; deadlock; stalemate; abeyance; suspension of music, dance, etc. as a sign of mourning for a prominent person

戒厳令 (かいげんれい)

martial law

敷く (しく)

to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)