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1-to 3-ken ni Kinkyuu-Jitai Sengen

Tokyo-to Tokyo prefecture, Tokyo Metropolitan Government, 3-ken 3 prefectures
Kinkyuu-Jitai Sengen declaration of a state of emergency

1.

Nihon de wa Korona-uirusu no Kansen-sha ga kyuuzoo shite imasu.

Nihon de in Japan, -de place marker; in, at
Korona-uirusu coronavirus (COVID-19), uirusu virus
kansen-sha infected person, kansen [sv] infection, be infected, -sha person, people
kyuuzoo [sv] sharp increase, rapid increase, -te imasu expressing progressive or state

2.

Nihon wa akiraka ni Dai 3-pa ni totsunyuu shimashita.

akiraka ni clearly, obviously, dai- the -th., the first, second, third
dai ippa, dai ni-ha, dai san-pa the first wave, second wave, third wave
totsunyuu [sv] break into, storm into, run into

3.

8-ka, Tokyo-to to Kanagawa-ken, Chiba-ken, Saitama-ken ni Kinkyuu-Jitai Sengen ga demashita.

yooka 8th. of the month, Tokyo-to Tokyo prefecture, Tokyo Metropolitan Government
Kanagawa-ken Kanagawa Prefecture, Chiba-ken Chiba Prefecture, Saitama-ken Saitama Prefecture
-ni for, to, Kinkyuu-Jitai Sengen declaration of a state of emergency
kinkyuu-jitai emergency situation, state of emergency, sengen [sv] declaration
[alert] ga demasu [alert/warning/order] is issued, demasu to come out, appear / be issued, be announced

4.

Kikan wa 1-gatsu 8-ka kara 2-gatsu 7-ka made desu.

kikan term, period, yooka 8th. of the month, nanoka 7th. of the month
[A] kara [B] made from [A] to [B]

5.

Kinkyuu-Jitai Sengen wa 2-kai-me desu.

Kinkyuu-Jitai Sengen declaration of a state of emergency
ni-kai-me the second time, -kai counter for times, -me -st. -nd. -rd. -th.

6.

Seifu wa inshoku-ten to Karaoke-ten ni eigyoo-jikan no Tanshuku o yoosei shimashita. (gogo 8-ji made)

seifu government, inshoku-ten restaurant, bar, coffee shop, so on
karaoke-ten Karaoke box. karaoke room, karaoke bar, -ten store, shop, restaurant, -ni for, to
eigyoo-jikan business hours, store hours, opening hours, eigyoo [sv] business, sales / be open for business
jikan time, hour, tanshuku [sv] reduce, shorten, yoosei [sv] request, demand, ask for
gogo p.m., afternoon, -made till, until, to

7.

Mata, ippan no hito ni yoru no gaishutsu Jishuku o yoosei shimashita.

mata also, ippan no hito ordinary people
ippan ordinary, general, hito person, people, -ni for, to
yoru night, gaishutsu [sv] going out, be out, jishuku [sv] voluntarily refrain, self-restraint
yoosei [sv] request, demand, ask for

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8.

Tada, kore wa "Yoosei" de, "Meirei" janai desu.

tada however, yoosei [sv] request, demand, ask for, -de a conjunction "and"
meirei [sv] command, order

9.

Desukara, yoosei ni shitagawanakute mo, Bakkin wa arimasen.

desukara therefore, yoosei [sv] request, demand, ask for
shitagawanakute mo even if you don't obey, -te mo even, even if, -nakute mo even not, even if not
shitagawanai nai fom of shitagaimasu; obey, follow, bakkin fine, penalty fee, arimasu there is, to have

10.

Tada, konkai, seifu wa yoosei ni shitagawanakattara, sono mise no namae o koohyoo suru soo desu.

tada however, konkai this time, seifu government, yoosei [sv] request, demand, ask for
shitagawanakatta nakatta form of shitagaimasu; obey, follow, -tara if, when
mise store, shop, restaurant, namae name, koohyoo [sv] announce (officially), publish, disclose
-soo desu reported information; I heard, he/they said

11.

Mata, genzai, meirei dekiru yoo ni hooritsu o kaeru tame no giron ga okonawarete imasu.

mata also, genzai current, present, now, meirei [sv] command, order
dekiru root form of dekimasu; can, be able to do, -yoo ni expressing a purpose; for, in order to do, so that
hooritsu law, kaeru root form of kaemasu; change, reform, -tame no for, in order to do
giron [sv] argument, discussion, debate, okonawarete passive te form of okonaimasu; be done, be held, be performed
-te imasu expressing progressive or state

12.

Zenkai Kinkyuu-Jitai Sengen ga deta toki wa suupaa kara Toiretto-peepaa to Pasuta ga nakunarimashita.

zenkai the last time, [alert] ga demasu [alert/warning/order] is issued, deta ta form of demasu, -toki when
suupaa supermarket, -kara from, toiretto-peepaa toilet paper, toilet roll, pasuta pasta
nakunarimasu to be gone, run out, be used up

13.

Konkai oote suupaa wa "Zaiko wa juubun arimasu. Kai-dame o suru hitsuyoo wa arimasen" to yobikakete imasu.

konkai this time, oote major company, leading company, suupaa supermarket
zaiko [sv] stock, juubun [na] enough, arimasu there is, to have
kai-dame [sv] stock up, panic buying, kaimasu to buy
... suru hitsuyoo ga arimasu it is necessary to do, have to do, hitsuyoo [na] need, necessary
-to yobikakete imasu has asked the people to do, has urged citizens to do
yobikakete te form of yobikakemasu; call attention, appeal, warn, -te imasu expressing progressive or state

14.

Nao, Oosaka nado Kansai-chihoo de mo kansen-sha ga fuete imasu.

nao For your information, Note that, Oosaka Osaka Prefecture, Osaka City, -nado such as [A]
Kansai-chihoo Kansai region, chihoo local, region, -de place marker; in, at, -mo also, too
kansen-sha infected person, kansen [sv] infection, be infected
fuete te form of fuemasu; increase, -te imasu expressing progressive or state

15.

Raishuu, Kansai ni mo Kinkyuu-Jitai Sengen ga deru to omoimasu.

raishuu next week, Kansai Kansai region, -ni for, to, -mo also, too
Kinkyuu-Jitai Sengen declaration of a state of emergency, [alert] ga demasu [alert/warning/order] is issued
deru root form of demasu; come out, appear / be issued, be announced, -to omoimasu I think that, I guess