大統領はその質問に答えることを否定した。

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English Translation

The President refused to answer the question.

Furigana

大統領(だいとうりょう)はその質問(しつもん)に答(こた)えることを否定(ひてい)した。

Romanji

Daitōryō wa sono shitsumon ni kotaeru koto o hiteishita.

Words

大統領 (だいとうりょう)

president; chief executive

は (は)

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

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

質問 (しつもん)

question; inquiry; enquiry

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

答える (こたえる)

to answer; to reply

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

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.

否定 (ひてい)

negation; denial; repudiation; NOT operation