選手は試合のルールを断固守らなければならない。

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English Translation

Players must adhere to the rules of the game.

Furigana

選手(せんしゅ)は試合(しあい)のルールを断固(だんこ)守(まも)らなければならない。

Romanji

Senshu wa shiai no ru-ru o danko mamoranakerebanaranai.

Words

選手 (せんしゅ)

player (in game); team member

は (は)

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

試合 (しあい)

match; game; bout; contest

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

ルール (ルール)

rule

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.

断固 (だんこ)

firm; determined; resolute; conclusive

守る (まもる)

to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe; to obey; to follow