市議会はその汚染の重大さをほとんど無視した。

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English Translation

The municipal council all but ignored the gravity of the pollution.

Furigana

市議会(しぎかい)はその汚染(おせん)の重大(じゅうだい)さをほとんど無視(むし)した。

Romanji

Shigikai wa sono osen no jūdaisa o hotondo mushishita.

Words

市議会 (しぎかい)

city council

は (は)

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

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

汚染 (おせん)

pollution; contamination

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

重大 (じゅうだい)

serious; important; significant; grave; weighty

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.

殆ど (ほとんど)

mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but; just about; almost

無視 (むし)

disregarding; ignoring