首相の留守中は外務大臣が代理を務める。

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首相の留守中は外務大臣が代理を務める。

English Translation

The foreign minister will act for the Prime Minister in his absence.

Furigana

首相(しゅしょう)の留守中(るすちゅう)は外務(がいむ)大臣(だいじん)が代理(だいり)を務(つと)める。

Romanji

Shushō no rusuchū wa gaimu daijin ga dairi o tsutomeru.

Words

首相 (しゅしょう)

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

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

留守中 (るすちゅう)

during absence from home

は (は)

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

外務 (がいむ)

foreign affairs

大臣 (だいじん)

cabinet minister

が (が)

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

代理 (だいり)

representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney; substitute; alternate; acting (principal, etc.)

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.

勤める (つとめる)

to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (in); to serve (as); to act (as); to fill (the position of); to play the role (of); to conduct a religious service