市長は税収入の落ち込みについて調査すべきだと思った。

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English Translation

The mayor thought that he should investigate the decline in tax revenues.

Furigana

市長(しちょう)は税(ぜい)収入(しゅうにゅう)の落(お)ち込(こ)みについて調査(ちょうさ)すべきだと思(おも)った。

Romanji

Shichō wa zei shūnyū no ochikomi nitsuite chōsasu beki da to omotta.

Words

市長 (しちょう)

mayor

は (は)

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

税 (ぜい)

tax

収入 (しゅうにゅう)

income; receipts; revenue

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

落ち込み (おちこみ)

decline (of something)

に就いて (について)

concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every

調査 (ちょうさ)

investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey

可し (べし)

shall; should; must

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

思う (おもう)

to think; to consider; to believe; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to regard; to imagine; to suppose; to dream; to expect; to look forward to; to feel; to desire; to want; to recall; to remember