新しい法律は、その長年の慣習を廃止した。

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English Translation

The new law has done away with the long-standing custom.

Furigana

新(あたら)しい法律(ほうりつ)は、その長年(ながねん)の慣習(かんしゅう)を廃止(はいし)した。

Romanji

Atarashii hōritsu wa, sono naganen no kanshū o haishishita.

Words

新しい (あたらしい)

new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date; modern

法律 (ほうりつ)

law

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...

長年 (ながねん、えいねん)

long time; many years

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

慣習 (かんしゅう)

usual (historical) custom

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.

廃止 (はいし)

abolition; repeal