公務のために多くの時間がとられる。

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公務のために多くの時間がとられる。

English Translation

My public duties take a lot of time.

Furigana

公務(こうむ)のために多(おお)くの時間(じかん)がとられる。

Romanji

Kōmu no tameni ōku no jikan ga torareru.

Words

公務 (こうむ)

official business; public business

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

為に (ために)

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of; because of; as a result of

多く (おおく)

many; much; largely; abundantly; mostly

時間 (じかん)

time; hours

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

穫る (とる)

to harvest (a crop)