政府は物価の上昇を抑えた。

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政府は物価の上昇を抑えた。

English Translation

The government has held commodity prices in check.

Furigana

政府(せいふ)は物価(ぶっか)の上昇(じょうしょう)を抑(おさ)えた。

Romanji

Seifu wa bukka no jōshō o osaeta.

Words

政府 (せいふ)

government; administration

は (は)

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

物価 (ぶっか)

prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living

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

上昇 (じょうしょう)

rising; ascending; climbing

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.

押さえる (おさえる)

to pin something down; to hold something down; to hold something back; to stop; to restrain; to curb; to seize; to grasp; to arrest; to gain control of something; to govern; to keep down (e.g. information); to suppress; to catch happening; to determine (important points); to find (proof); to understand