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
English Translation
We must look to the government for a tax cut.
Furigana
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
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
政府
(せいふ)
government; administration
が
(が)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
減税
(げんぜい)
tax reduction
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
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.
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: フ
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