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議長は私たちがその問題について討議するべきだと提唱した。

Sentence Analyzer

議長 私たち その 問題 について 討議する べき 提唱した

English Translation

The chairman suggested that we should discuss the problem.

Furigana

議長(ぎちょう)(わたし)たちがその問題(もんだい)について討議(とうぎ)するべきだと提唱(ていしょう)した。

Romanji

Gichō wa watashitachi ga sono mondai nitsuite tōgisuru beki da to teishōshita.

Words

議長 (ぎちょう)
chairman; speaker (e.g. of assembly); president (e.g. of council, senate, etc.); moderator (e.g. of a newsgroup)
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)
we; us
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
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...
問題 (もんだい)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; issue; subject (e.g. of research); case; matter; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion; controversy; trouble; problem; inconvenience; difficulty
に就いて (について)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
討議 (とうぎ)
debate; discussion
可し (べし)
shall; should; must
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
提唱 (ていしょう)
advocacy; proposal

Kanji

Reading: 
Meanings: deliberation, consultation, debate, consideration
Readings: チョウ、 なが.い、 おさ
Meanings: long, leader, superior, senior
Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: モン、 と.う、 と.い、 とん
Meanings: question, ask, problem
Reading: ダイ
Meanings: topic, subject
Readings: トウ、 う.つ
Meanings: chastise, attack, defeat, destroy, conquer
Readings: テイ、 チョウ、 ダイ、 さ.げる
Meanings: propose, take along, carry in hand
Readings: ショウ、 とな.える
Meanings: chant, recite, call upon, yell