首相は国民の支持を失った。

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首相は国民の支持を失った。

English Translation

The Prime Minister fell from favor with the people.

Furigana

首相(しゅしょう)は国民(こくみん)の支持(しじ)を失(うしな)った。

Romanji

Shushō wa kokumin no shiji o ushinatta.

Words

首相 (しゅしょう)

Prime Minister; Chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); Premier

は (は)

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

国民 (こくみん)

nation; nationality; people; citizen

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

支持 (しじ)

support; holding up; propping; support; backing; endorsing

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.

失う (うしなう)

to lose; to part with