警察はたいてい路上駐車の車に目をつむる。

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English Translation

The police usually close their eyes to cars parked on the street.

Furigana

警察(けいさつ)はたいてい路上(ろじょう)駐車(ちゅうしゃ)の車(くるま)に目(め)をつむる。

Romanji

Keisatsu wa taitei rojō chūsha no kuruma ni me o tsumuru.

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

大抵 (たいてい)

mostly; ordinarily; usually; generally; probably; most; almost all; ordinary; proper; appropriate; moderate

路上 (ろじょう)

(on the) road; (on the) way

駐車 (ちゅうしゃ)

parking (e.g. car)

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

車 (くるま)

car; automobile; vehicle; wheel

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

目 (め)

eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; vision; look; stare; glance; an experience; viewpoint; stitch; texture; weave; ordinal number suffix; somewhat; -ish

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.

瞑る (つぶる、つむる)

to close (eyes); to shut