条約というのは、いわば、国家間の契約である。

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English Translation

A treaty is, as it were, a contract between countries.

Furigana

条約(じょうやく)というのは、いわば、国家間(こっかかん)の契約(けいやく)である。

Romanji

Jōyaku toiu no wa, iwaba, kokkakan no keiyaku de aru.

Words

条約 (じょうやく)

treaty; pact

と言う (という、とゆう)

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

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

は (は)

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

言わば (いわば)

so to speak; so to call it; as it were

国家間 (こっかかん)

cross-national

契約 (けいやく)

contract; compact; agreement

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...