我々は公立図書館を持つことを市民の当然の権利と考えている。

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English Translation

We consider it the citizens' legitimate right to have public libraries.

Furigana

我々(われわれ)は公立(こうりつ)図書館(としょかん)を持(も)つことを市民(しみん)の当然(とうぜん)の権利(けんり)と考(かんが)えている。

Romanji

Wareware wa kōritsu toshokan o motsu koto o shimin no tōzen no kenri to kangaeteiru.

Words

我々 (われわれ)

は (は)

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

公立 (こうりつ)

public (institution)

図書館 (としょかん、ずしょかん)

library

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.

持つ (もつ)

to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry; to possess; to have; to own; to maintain; to keep; to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive; to take charge of; to be in charge of

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

市民 (しみん)

citizen; citizenry; public; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class

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

当然 (とうぜん)

natural; as a matter of course; justified; deserved; reasonable

権利 (けんり)

right; privilege

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