警察は自動車事故を無謀運転によるものだと考えた。

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English Translation

The police ascribed the automobile accident to reckless driving.

Furigana

警察(けいさつ)は自動車(じどうしゃ)事故(じこ)を無謀(むぼう)運転(うんてん)によるものだと考(かんが)えた。

Romanji

Keisatsu wa jidōsha jiko o mubō unten niyoru mono da to kangaeta.

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

自動車 (じどうしゃ)

automobile

事故 (じこ、ことゆえ)

accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons

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.

無謀 (むぼう)

reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (scheme, etc.)

運転 (うんてん)

operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; running; run; driving; working (capital, etc.)

に依る (による)

by means of; due to; because of; according to

者 (もの、もん)

person

だ (だ)

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

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