政府は近々、消費税を引き上げるつもりなのかしら。

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English Translation

Will the government raise the consumption tax soon?

Furigana

政府(せいふ)は近々(ちかぢか)、消費(しょうひ)税(ぜい)を引(ひ)き上(あ)げるつもりなのかしら。

Romanji

Seifu wa chikajika, shōhi zei o hikiageru tsumori na no kashira.

Words

政府 (せいふ)

government; administration

は (は)

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

近々 (ちかぢか、きんきん)

soon; nearness; before long

消費 (しょうひ)

consumption; expenditure

税 (ぜい)

tax

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.

引き上げる (ひきあげる)

to pull up; to drag up; to lift up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to pull out; to retire; to promote (someone to a higher position); to return home; to expedite the schedule

積もり (つもり)

intention; plan; conviction; belief

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

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

かしら (かしら)

I wonder