証人が事実を隠せば刑法の罪に問われる。

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証人が事実を隠せば刑法の罪に問われる。

English Translation

The concealment of facts by a witness is a criminal offense.

Furigana

証人(しょうにん)が事実(じじつ)を隠(かく)せば刑法(けいほう)の罪(つみ)に問(と)われる。

Romanji

Shōnin ga jijitsu o kakuseba keihō no tsumi ni towareru.

Words

証人 (しょうにん)

witness

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

事実 (じじつ)

fact; truth; reality

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.

隠す (かくす)

to hide; to conceal

刑法 (けいほう)

criminal law; penal code

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

罪 (つみ)

crime; sin; wrongdoing; indiscretion; penalty; sentence; punishment; fault; responsibility; culpability; thoughtlessness; lack of consideration

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

問う (とう)

to ask; to inquire; to charge (e.g. with a crime); to accuse; without regard to; to not matter; to call into question; to doubt; to question