法國是一個福利國家，但它卻不再能夠負擔得起了。 - Zhictionary

Zhictionary

法國是一個福利國家，但它卻不再能夠負擔得起了。

France is running a welfare state it can no longer afford.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

to be (followed by substantives only)
correct; right; true
(respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well
(adverb for emphatic assertion)

variant of 是 shì

a; an; one
the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)

Combination of the numeral 一 (“one”) and the generic classifier 個／个: a; an; one
same

welfare state (social system, country)

but; yet; however; still
merely; only; just

it (pronoun for an animal)

alternative form of 駝 /驼 (tuó)
used in 它它藉藉／它它借借

only used in 它它

but
yet
however
while
to go back
to decline
to retreat
nevertheless
even though

no more; no longer

to be capable of
to be able to
can

to bear (an expense, a responsibility etc)
burden

to obtain
to get
to gain
to catch (a disease)
proper
suitable
proud
contented
to allow
to permit
ready
finished

used in 得瑟 dèse

structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc

to have to
must
ought to
to need to

to rise
to raise
to get up
to set out
to start
to appear
to launch
to initiate (action)
to draft
to establish
to get (from a depot or counter)
verb suffix, to start
starting from (a time, place, price etc)
classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance
classifier for groups: batch, group

(completed action marker)
(modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)

to finish
(used with 得 dé or 不 bù after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 wàngbuliǎo "cannot forget")
(literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 無 wú or 不 bù) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least
to understand clearly (variant of 瞭 liǎo)

(of eyes) bright
clear-sighted
to understand clearly

unofficial variant of 瞭 liào