いくつかの地方自治体では開発を禁止した。

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English Translation

Localities imposed bans on development.

Furigana

いくつかの地方自治体(ちほうじちたい)では開発(かいはつ)を禁止(きんし)した。

Romanji

Ikutsu ka no chihōjichitai de wa kaihatsu o kinshishita.

Words

幾つ (いくつ)

how many?; how old?

か (か)

indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way

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

地方自治体 (ちほうじちたい)

local authority; local government; locality; local self-governing body; municipality

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

は (は)

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

開発 (かいはつ、かいほつ)

development; exploitation

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.

禁止 (きんし)

prohibition; inhibition; ban