市長は大聴衆を前に演説した。

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市長は大聴衆を前に演説した。

English Translation

The Mayor addressed a large audience.

Furigana

市長(しちょう)は大(だい)聴衆(ちょうしゅう)を前(まえ)に演説(えんぜつ)した。

Romanji

Shichō wa dai chōshū o mae ni enzetsushita.

Words

市長 (しちょう)

mayor

は (は)

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

大 (おお)

big; large

聴衆 (ちょうしゅう)

audience; attendance; hearers

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.

前 (まえ)

ago; before (some event); previously; (minutes) to (the hour); in front (of); before (e.g. the house); head (of a line); front (e.g. of a bus); fore part; in the presence of; helping; portion; privates; private parts

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

演説 (えんぜつ)

speech; address