大臣は記者団との会見を拒んだ。

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大臣は記者団との会見を拒んだ。

English Translation

The minister refused to give an interview to the reporters.

Furigana

大臣(だいじん)は記者団(きしゃだん)との会見(かいけん)を拒(こば)んだ。

Romanji

Daijin wa kishadan to no kaiken o kobanda.

Words

大臣 (だいじん)

cabinet minister

は (は)

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

記者団 (きしゃだん)

press group; press corps; group of reporters; press organization; press organisation

と (と)

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

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

会見 (かいけん)

interview; audience

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.

拒む (こばむ)

to refuse; to reject; to decline