両国家は戦争を始めた。

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両国家は戦争を始めた。

English Translation

Both nations entered into a war.

Furigana

両(りょう)国家(こっか)は戦争(せんそう)を始(はじ)めた。

Romanji

Ryō kokka wa sensō o hajimeta.

Words

両 (りょう)

both (e.g. both shoulders, etc.); ryo (obsolete unit of currency); 41-42 g (one sixteenth of a kin); 2 tan (measure of fabric size); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles

国家 (こっか)

state; country; nation

は (は)

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

戦争 (せんそう)

war

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.

始める (はじめる)

to start; to begin; to commence; to initiate; to originate; to open (e.g. a store); to start up; to establish (business. etc.); to start ...; to begin to ...