市長は賄賂を受け取ったことを否定した。

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市長 は 賄賂 を 受け取った こと を 否定した 。

English Translation

The mayor denied having taken a bribe.

Furigana

市長(しちょう)は賄賂(わいろ)を受(う)け取(と)ったことを否定(ひてい)した。

Romanji

Shichō wa wairo o uketotta koto o hiteishita.

Words

市長 (しちょう)

mayor

は (は)

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

賄賂 (わいろ、ワイロ)

bribe; sweetener; douceur

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.

受け取る (うけとる)

to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

否定 (ひてい)

negation; denial; repudiation; NOT operation

Kanji

市

Readings: シ、 いち

Meanings: market, city, town

長

Readings: チョウ、 なが.い、 おさ

Meanings: long, leader, superior, senior

賄

Readings: ワイ、 まかな.う

Meanings: bribe, board, supply, finance

賂

Readings: ロ、 まいな.い、 まいな.う

Meaning: bribe

受

Readings: ジュ、 う.ける、 -う.け、 う.かる

Meanings: accept, undergo, answer (phone), take, get, catch, receive

取

Readings: シュ、 と.る、 と.り、 と.り-、 とり、 -ど.り

Meanings: take, fetch, take up

否

Readings: ヒ、 いな、 いや

Meanings: negate, no, noes, refuse, decline, deny

定

Readings: テイ、 ジョウ、 さだ.める、 さだ.まる、 さだ.か

Meanings: determine, fix, establish, decide