住民の半数以上はその計画に反対だ。

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住民の半数以上はその計画に反対だ。

English Translation

More than half the residents are opposed to the plan.

Furigana

住民(じゅうみん)の半数(はんすう)以上(いじょう)はその計画(けいかく)に反対(はんたい)だ。

Romanji

Jūmin no hansū ijō wa sono keikaku ni hantai da.

Words

住民 (じゅうみん)

citizens; inhabitants; residents; population

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

半数 (はんすう)

half the number; haploid

以上 (いじょう)

not less than; ... and more; ... and upwards; beyond ... (e.g. one's means); further (e.g. nothing further to say); more than ... (e.g. cannot pay more than that); above-mentioned; foregoing; since ...; seeing that ...; this is all; that is the end; the end

は (は)

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

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

計画 (けいかく)

plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme

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

反対 (はんたい)

opposition; resistance; antagonism; hostility; objection; dissension; reverse; opposite; vice versa; contrast

だ (だ)

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