増税がわれわれの生活にかなりの影響を及ぼした。

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English Translation

The tax increases affected our lives greatly.

Furigana

増税(ぞうぜい)がわれわれの生活(せいかつ)にかなりの影響(えいきょう)を及(およ)ぼした。

Romanji

Zōzei ga wareware no seikatsu ni kanari no eikyō o oyoboshita.

Words

増税 (ぞうぜい)

tax increase

が (が)

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

我々 (われわれ)

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

生活 (せいかつ)

living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

可也 (かなり)

considerably; fairly; quite

影響 (えいきょう)

influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on; to impact; to have an effect on

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.

及ぼす (およぼす)

to exert; to cause; to exercise