人々はフットボールをするように奨励さえされたのです。
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English Translation
People were even encouraged to play football.
Furigana
Romanji
Hitobito wa futtobo-ru o suru yōni shōrei sae sareta no desu.
Words
人々
(ひとびと、にんにん)
each person; people; men and women; everybody
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
フットボール
(フットボール)
football (incl. soccer, rugby, American football, etc.; esp. used for soccer)
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.
為る
(する)
to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
様に
(ように)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
奨励
(しょうれい)
encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation
さえ
(さえ)
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
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
です
(です)
be; is