政府は石鹸の値段を２ペンス下げるよう命じた。

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政府は石鹸の値段を２ぺんす下げるよう命じた。

English Translation

The government ordered that the price of soap be reduced by two pence.

Furigana

政府(せいふ)は石鹸(せっけん)の値段(ねだん)を２ペンス下(さ)げるよう命(めい)じた。

Romanji

Seifu wa sekken no nedan o ni pensu sageru yō meijita.

Words

政府 (せいふ)

government; administration

は (は)

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

石鹸 (せっけん)

soap

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

値段 (ねだん)

price; cost

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.

二 (に、ふた、ふ、ふう)

two

ペンス (ペンス)

pence

下げる (さげる)

to hang; to suspend; to wear (e.g. decoration); to lower; to reduce; to bring down; to demote; to move back; to pull back; to clear (plates); to remove (food, etc. from table or altar)

様 (よう)

appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style; design; like; similar to; thing (thought or spoken)

命じる (めいじる)

to order; to command; to appoint