我々は外国の法律に従わねばならなかった。

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English Translation

We had to obey the foreign law.

Furigana

我々(われわれ)は外国(がいこく)の法律(ほうりつ)に従(したが)わねばならなかった。

Romanji

Wareware wa gaikoku no hōritsu ni shitagawanebanaranakatta.

Words

我々 (われわれ)

は (は)

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

外国 (がいこく、そとぐに)

foreign country

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

法律 (ほうりつ)

law

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

従う (したがう)

to abide (by the rules); to obey; to follow; to accompany