民主党は選挙運動のために民放テレビの放送枠を買いました。

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English Translation

The Democrats bought space on commercial television for the campaign.

Furigana

民主党(みんしゅとう)は選挙(せんきょ)運動(うんどう)のために民放(みんぽう)テレビの放送枠(ほうそうわく)を買(か)いました。

Romanji

Minshutō wa senkyo undō no tameni minpō terebi no hōsōwaku o kaimashita.

Words

民主党 (みんしゅとう)

Democratic party

は (は)

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

選挙 (せんきょ)

election

運動 (うんどう)

exercise; physical training; work-out; appeal; campaign; drive; crusade; movement; lobbying; motion; movement

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

為に (ために)

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of; because of; as a result of

民放 (みんぽう)

commercial broadcast

テレビ (テレビ)

television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast

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.

買う (かう)

to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke