警察は彼を、隣国に情報を流したという罪に問った。

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English Translation

The police charged him with leaking information to a neighboring country.

Furigana

警察(けいさつ)は彼(かれ)を、隣国(りんごく)に情報(じょうほう)を流(なが)したという罪(つみ)に問(と)った。

Romanji

Keisatsu wa kare o, ringoku ni jōhō o nagashita toiu tsumi ni totta.

Words

警察 (けいさつ)

police; police officer; police station

は (は)

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

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

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.

隣国 (りんごく、りんこく)

neighbouring country; neighboring country; neighbouring state; neighboring state

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

情報 (じょうほう)

information; news; intelligence; advices; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.

流す (ながす)

to drain; to pour; to spill; to shed (blood, tears); to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to broadcast; to beam; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float; to set adrift; to call off (a meeting, etc.)

と言う (という、とゆう)

called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X

罪 (つみ)

crime; sin; wrongdoing; indiscretion; penalty; sentence; punishment; fault; responsibility; culpability; thoughtlessness; lack of consideration

問う (とう)

to ask; to inquire; to charge (e.g. with a crime); to accuse; without regard to; to not matter; to call into question; to doubt; to question