学生たちは脳死の問題について長々と議論した。

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English Translation

Students discussed the problem of brain death for a long time.

Furigana

学生(がくせい)たちは脳死(のうし)の問題(もんだい)について長々(ながなが)と議論(ぎろん)した。

Romanji

Gakuseitachi wa nōshi no mondai nitsuite naganaga to gironshita.

Words

は (は)

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

脳死 (のうし)

brain death

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

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

長々 (ながなが)

long; drawn-out; very long

と (と)

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

議論 (ぎろん)

argument; discussion; dispute; controversy