合衆国の国民は自分たちが支えている民主社会に対し一般的には責任感を抱いている。

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English Translation

Citizens of the United States generally feel a responsibility for the democratic society supported by them.

Furigana

合衆国(がっしゅうこく)の国民(こくみん)は自分(じぶん)たちが支(ささ)えている民主(みんしゅ)社会(しゃかい)に対(たい)し一般的(いっぱんてき)には責任感(せきにんかん)を抱(だ)いている。

Romanji

Gasshūkoku no kokumin wa jibuntachi ga sasaeteiru minshu shakai nitaishi ippanteki ni wa sekininkan o daiteiru.

Words

合衆国 (がっしゅうこく)

federal state; United States of America

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

国民 (こくみん)

nation; nationality; people; citizen

は (は)

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

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

支える (ささえる)

to support; to prop; to sustain; to underlay; to hold up; to hold at bay; to stem; to check

民主 (みんしゅ)

democracy; popular sovereignty; democratic

社会 (しゃかい)

society; public; community; the world; social studies

に対し (にたいし)

towards; against; regarding; in contrast with

一般的 (いっぱんてき)

popular; typical; general

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

責任感 (せきにんかん)

sense of responsibility

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.

抱く (いだく、だく、うだく)

to embrace; to hold in the arms (e.g. a baby); to hug; to harbour (e.g. grudge) (harbor); to bear (e.g. a grudge); to entertain (e.g. suspicion); to have sex with; to make love to; to sleep with; to sit on eggs