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"Kinkyuu-jitai Sengen" wa Jikan no Mondai?

kinkyuu-jitai sengen declaration of a state of emergency
jikan no mondai it is just a matter of time (set phrase)

1.

Shingata Korona-uirusu no kansen ga tomarimasen.

shingata korona-uirusu new coronavirus (COVID-19), shingata new model, new type, uirusu virus
kansen [sv] infect, be infected, catch a disease, tomarimasu to stop

2.

Sekai no kansen-sha wa 90-man-nin o koemashita.

sekai (in the) world, kansen-sha infected person / confirmed cases (in this issue), -sha person, people
kyuujuu-man-nin 900,000 people, koemasu to exceed, pass, go over

3.

Shisha wa 46,000-nin ni tasshimashita.

shisha dead person, the dead, the death toll, yon-man-roku-sen-nin 46,000 people
tasshimasu to reach, come up to

4.

Nihon de mo kansen ga kakudai shite imasu.

Nihon de in Japan, -de place marker; in, at, -mo also, too
kansen [sv] infect, be infected, catch a disease, kakudai [sv] spread, expand, escalate
-te imasu expressing progressive or state

5.

Kokunai no kansen-sha wa 2,400-nin o koemashita.

kokunai domestic, in the country, kansen-sha infected person / confirmed cases (in this issue)
ni-sen-yon-hyaku-nin 2,400 people, koemasu to exceed, pass, go over

6.

Nihon de wa mada "Kinkyuu-jitai Sengen" wa dete imasen.

Nihon de in Japan, mada (+ negative) not yet
kinkyuu-jitai sengen declaration of a state of emergency
kinkyuu urgent, emergency, jitai situation, state of affairs, sengen [sv] declaration, announcement
[instructions] ga demasu [instructions] is issued
dete te form of demasu; come out, appear / be issued, be announced, -te imasu expressing progressive or state

7.

Demo, koko suujitsu hinpan ni kono kotoba o mimi ni suru yoo ni narimashita.

demo however, but, koko suujitsu for the past few days
hinpan ni frequently, often, kotoba language, phrase, word
mimi ni suru to hear (idiomatic phrase), mimi ear
-yoo ni narimasu expressing a change of state or condition; come to do, become

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8.

Terebi ya Netto de wa "Kinkyuu-jitai Sengen ga detara, ...." to sakan ni wadai ni natte imasu.

terebi de on TV, netto de on the Internet, -ya A and B (and so on)
kinkyuu-jitai sengen declaration of a state of emergency, [instructions] ga demasu [instructions] is issued
deta ta form of demasu; come out, appear / be issued, be announced, -tara if, when
-to quotation marker; ".....", that, sakan ni actively, eagerly, frequently
wadai ni narimasu become a popular topic of conversation, come to an issue, natte te form of narimasu
wadai topic, subject (of conversation), -ni narimasu to become, come to, -te imasu expressing progressive or state

9.

Kinkyuu-jitai Sengen ga deru no wa Jikan no Mondai mitai desu ... ga.

kinkyuu-jitai sengen declaration of a state of emergency, [instructions] ga demasu [instructions] is issued
deru root form of demasu, -no forming a noun phrase; to do, doing, that ...
[...] no wa jikan no mondai it is just a matter of time that [...]
jikan no mondai it is just a matter of time (set phrase), jikan time, mondai question, problem, issue
-mitai it seems that, -ga but，although，though

10.

Nihon no "Kinkyuu-jitai Sengen" wa hooritsu-joo Kyoosei-ryoku ga arimasen. (ippan no hito to omise, kaisha ni taishite)

kinkyuu-jitai sengen declaration of a state of emergency, hooritsu-joo legally, hooritsu law
kyoosei-ryoku ga arimasen be not legally binding, doesn't have legal force, be not legally forced
kyoosei-ryoku binding force, compelling power, legal force, arimasu there is, to have
ippan no ordinary, hito person, people, omise store, shop, restaurant, kaisha company
-ni taishite to, for, against

11.

Seifu ga "Kinkyuu-jitai Sengen" o dasu to, Chiji wa shimin ni "Gaishutsu Jishuku" o yoosei suru koto ga dekimasu.

seifu government, kinkyuu-jitai sengen declaration of a state of emergency
dasu to give, put out, issue, -to when, if
chiji (prefectural) governor, shimin citizens, people, -ni for, to, against
gaishutsu [sv] going out, be out, jishuku [sv] voluntarily refrain, self-restraint
yoosei [sv] request, demand, ask for, -koto ga dekimasu can, be able to do

dasu vs. deru
dashimasu / dasu is a transitive verb and demasu / deru is an intransitive verb.
[subject] wa [instructions] o dasu
[instructions] wa deru

12.

Omise ni wa "Eigyoo Jishuku" o yoosei suru koto ga dekimasu.

o-mise / mise store, shop, restaurant, -ni for, to, against
eigyoo [sv] business, sales / do business, be open for business, jishuku [sv] voluntarily refrain, self-restraint
yoosei [sv] request, demand, ask for, -koto ga dekimasu can, be able to do

13.

Demo, kyoosei-teki ni Kinshi suru koto wa dekimasen.

demo however, but, kyoosei-teki ni forcibly, by force
kinshi [sv] prohibit, forbid, ban, -koto ga dekimasu can, be able to do

14.

Tokyo wa ima "Gaishutsu Jishuku" desu kara, Kinkyuu-jitai Sengen ga detemo, ima to amari kawarimasen.

ima present, current, now / current situation, present state
gaishutsu [sv] going out, be out, jishuku [sv] voluntarily refrain, self-restraint
-kara because, therefore, so, kinkyuu-jitai sengen declaration of a state of emergency
dete te form of demasu; come out, appear / be issued, be announced, -te mo even, even if, even though
[A] wa [B] to kawarimasen [A is not different from [B]
kawarimasu to change, be different, amari (+ negative) not very, not much, not so

15.

Nihon no "Kinkyuu-jitai Sengen" wa hoka no kuni (Hijoo-jitai Sengen) to daibu chigaimasu.

kinkyuu-jitai sengen declaration of a state of emergency, sengen [sv] declaration, announcement
hijoo-jitai sengen declaration of a state of emergency
hoka no kuni other countries, hoka no (the) other, another, else, kuni country, nation, state
[A] wa [B] to chigaimasu [A] is different from [B], daibu pretty, rather, quite

Kinkyuu-jitai Sengen is used for Japan's declaration.
Hijoo-jitai Sengen is used for other than Japan.