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もし植物がなかったら、我々は生きていけないだろう。

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もし 植物 なかったら 我々 生きていけない だろう

English Translation

If it were not for plants, we wouldn't be able to live.

Furigana

もし植物(しょくぶつ)がなかったら、我々(われわれ)()きていけないだろう。

Romanji

Moshi shokubutsu ga nakattara, wareware wa ikiteikenai darou.

Words

若し (もし)
if; in case; supposing
植物 (しょくぶつ)
plant; vegetation
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
無い (ない)
nonexistent; not being (there); unpossessed; unowned; not had; unique; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility; not ...; to not be...; to have not ...
我々 (われわれ)
we
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
生きる (いきる)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use; to function; to come to life; to be enlivened; to be safe (in baseball, go, etc.)
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: ショク、 う.える、 う.わる
Meaning: plant
Readings: ブツ、 モツ、 もの、 もの-
Meanings: thing, object, matter
Readings: ガ、 われ、 わ、 わ.が-、 わが-
Meanings: ego, I, selfish, our, oneself
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける、 う.まれる、 うま.れる、 う.まれ、 うまれ、 う.む、 お.う、 は.える、 は.やす、 き、 なま、 なま-、 な.る、 な.す、 む.す、 -う
Meanings: life, genuine, birth