市長は市民にどう行動すべきかを指示した。

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English Translation

The mayor prescribed to the citizens how to act.

Furigana

市長(しちょう)は市民(しみん)にどう行動(こうどう)すべきかを指示(しじ)した。

Romanji

Shichō wa shimin ni dō kōdōsu beki ka o shijishita.

Words

市長 (しちょう)

mayor

は (は)

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

市民 (しみん)

citizen; citizenry; public; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class

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

如何 (どう、いかが、いか)

how; in what way; how about

行動 (こうどう)

action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation

可し (べし)

shall; should; must

か (か)

indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way

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.

指示 (しじ)

indication; instruction; designation; directions