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Zach

私たちは政府が減税してくれるのを期待すべきです。

Sentence Analyzer

私たち 政府 減税してくれる 期待す べき です

English Translation

We must look to the government for a tax cut.

Furigana

(わたし)たちは政府(せいふ)減税(げんぜい)してくれるのを期待(きたい)すべきです。

Romanji

Watashitachi wa seifu ga genzeishitekureru no o kitaisu beki desu.

Words

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)
we; us
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
政府 (せいふ)
government; administration
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
減税 (げんぜい)
tax reduction
()
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
()
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.
期待 (きたい)
expectation; anticipation; hope
可し (べし)
shall; should; must
です (です)
be; is

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 まつりごと、 まん
Meanings: politics, government
Reading: 
Meanings: borough, urban prefecture, govt office, representative body, storehouse
Readings: ゲン、 へ.る、 へ.らす
Meanings: dwindle, decrease, reduce, decline, curtail, get hungry
Reading: ゼイ
Meanings: tax, duty
Readings: キ、 ゴ
Meanings: period, time, date, term
Readings: タイ、 ま.つ、 -ま.ち
Meanings: wait, depend on