政府は議会の抜本的な改革に着手した。

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政府は議会の抜本的な改革に着手した。

English Translation

The government undertook a drastic reform of parliament.

Furigana

政府(せいふ)は議会(ぎかい)の抜本的(ばっぽんてき)な改革(かいかく)に着手(ちゃくしゅ)した。

Romanji

Seifu wa gikai no bapponteki na kaikaku ni chakushushita.

Words

政府 (せいふ)

government; administration

は (は)

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

議会 (ぎかい)

congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly

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

抜本的 (ばっぽんてき)

drastic; radical

だ (だ)

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

改革 (かいかく)

reform; reformation; innovation

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

着手 (ちゃくしゅ)

to start work (on); to undertake; embarkation; launch