多くの学生が言論の自由を求めて戦ってきた。

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English Translation

A great number of students battled for freedom of speech.

Furigana

多(おお)くの学生(がくせい)が言論(げんろん)の自由(じゆう)を求(もと)めて戦(たたか)ってきた。

Romanji

Ōku no gakusei ga genron no jiyū o motomete tatakattekita.

Words

多く (おおく)

many; much; largely; abundantly; mostly

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

学生 (がくせい)

student (esp. a university student)

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

言論 (げんろん)

(one's) speech; expression of views; discussion

自由 (じゆう)

freedom; liberty; as it pleases you

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.

求める (もとめる)

to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for; to pursue (pleasure); to hunt (a job); to purchase; to buy

戦う (たたかう)

to make war (on); to wage war (against); to go to war (with); to fight (with); to do battle (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight; to contend; to resist