警察当局はその犯罪が重大であると考えた。

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English Translation

The police considered the crime to be serious.

Furigana

警察(けいさつ)当局(とうきょく)はその犯罪(はんざい)が重大(じゅうだい)であると考(かんが)えた。

Romanji

Keisatsu tōkyoku wa sono hanzai ga jūdai de aru to kangaeta.

Words

警察 (けいさつ)

police; police officer; police station

当局 (とうきょく)

authorities; this office

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...

犯罪 (はんざい)

crime; offence; offense

が (が)

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

重大 (じゅうだい)

serious; important; significant; grave; weighty

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

考える (かんがえる)

to think about; to take into consideration; to ponder; to reflect; to try to come at a conclusion; to think over (something); to intend; to decide (to do); to plan; to come up with; to devise; to scheme; to predict; to anticipate; to expect; to suspect; to doubt; to consider (somebody to be something); to look on