政府というものはテロリストの要求に屈服するかに見られてならない。

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English Translation

The government cannot be seen to give in to terrorists' demands.

Furigana

政府(せいふ)というものはテロリストの要求(ようきゅう)に屈服(くっぷく)するかに見(み)られてならない。

Romanji

Seifu toiu mono wa terorisuto no yōkyū ni kuppukusuru ka ni miraretenaranai.

Words

政府 (せいふ)

government; administration

と言う (という、とゆう)

called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X

者 (もの、もん)

person

は (は)

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

テロリスト (テロリスト)

terrorist

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

要求 (ようきゅう)

demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire

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

屈伏 (くっぷく)

yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing

か (か)

indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way

見る (みる)

to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe; to look over; to look on; to assess; to examine; to judge; to look after; to keep an eye on; to take care of; to view (e.g. flowers, movie); to try; to try out; to see that...; to find that...