国会は本来の機能を十分には果たしてはいない。

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English Translation

The Diet is not fully functioning as such.

Furigana

国会(こっかい)は本来(ほんらい)の機能(きのう)を十分(じゅうぶん)には果(は)たしてはいない。

Romanji

Kokkai wa honrai no kinō o jūbun ni wa hatashite wa inai.

Words

国会 (こっかい)

National Diet; parliament; congress

は (は)

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

本来 (ほんらい)

originally; primarily; essentially; naturally; by nature; in (and of) itself; proper; legal

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

機能 (きのう)

function; facility; faculty; feature

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.

十分 (じゅうぶん)

plenty; enough; sufficient; satisfactory; adequate; division into ten; perfectly; thoroughly; fully; in full

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

果たして (はたして)

as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; as a result; really? (in questions); ever?

要る (いる)

to need; to want