法律はすべての市民に税を払うように義務づけている。

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English Translation

The laws oblige all citizens to pay taxes.

Furigana

法律(ほうりつ)はすべての市民(しみん)に税(ぜい)を払(はら)うように義務(ぎむ)づけている。

Romanji

Hōritsu wa subete no shimin ni zei o harau yōni gimuzuketeiru.

Words

法律 (ほうりつ)

law

は (は)

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

全て (すべて)

everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly; all

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

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

税 (ぜい)

tax

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.

払う (はらう)

to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to clear away; to dust off; to cut off (e.g. branches); to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention); to show (e.g. respect, concern); to make (e.g. effort, sacrifice); to expend; to exert; to move out (of one's own place); to vacate; to sweep (e.g. one's legs); to knock aside; to make a sweeping stroke (in Japanese calligraphy); to reset (an abacus)

様に (ように)

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

義務づける (ぎむづける)

to obligate