今日では、通勤者達は交通渋滞を当たり前のことと思っている。

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English Translation

Nowadays, commuters take traffic jams for granted.

Furigana

今日(きょう)では、通勤者達(つうきんしゃたち)は交通(こうつう)渋滞(じゅうたい)を当(あ)たり前(まえ)のことと思(おも)っている。

Romanji

Kyō de wa, tsūkinshatachi wa kōtsū jūtai o atarimae no koto to omotteiru.

Words

今日 (きょう、こんにち、こんち、こんじつ)

today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

は (は)

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

交通 (こうつう)

traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse

渋滞 (じゅうたい)

congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation

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.

当たり前 (あたりまえ)

natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary; commonplace; the norm

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

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

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