殺人の有罪宣告を受け、彼は終身刑を科せられた。

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English Translation

Having been convicted of murder, he was sentenced to life imprisonment.

Furigana

殺人(さつじん)の有罪(ゆうざい)宣告(せんこく)を受(う)け、彼(かれ)は終身刑(しゅうしんけい)を科(か)せられた。

Romanji

Satsujin no yūzai senkoku o uke, kare wa shūshinkei o kaserareta.

Words

殺人 (さつじん)

murder

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

有罪 (ゆうざい)

guilt; culpability

宣告 (せんこく)

sentence; verdict; pronouncement

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.

受ける (うける)

to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to suffer (an injury); to feel (influence); to undergo (e.g. surgery); to take (a test); to accept (a challenge); to be given (e.g. life, talent); to follow; to succeed; to be descended from; to face (south, etc.); to be modified by; to obtain (a pawned item, etc.) by paying a fee; to be well-received; to become popular; to go down well

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

終身刑 (しゅうしんけい)

life imprisonment; life sentence

科 (か)

department; section; faculty; school; arm; course (of study); branch of study; specialization; (taxonomical) family