もしも私が一言にして生命の定義を下さなければならないとするならば、生命とは創造であるということである。

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English Translation

If I had to define life in a word, it would be: Life is creation.

Furigana

もしも私(わたし)が一言(ひとこと)にして生命(せいめい)の定義(ていぎ)を下(くだ)さなければならないとするならば、生命(せいめい)とは創造(そうぞう)であるということである。

Romanji

Moshimo watashi ga hitokoto ni shite seimei no teigi o kudasanakerebanaranai to suru naraba, seimei to wa sōzō de aru toiu koto de aru.

Words

若しも (もしも)

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

が (が)

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

一言 (ひとこと、いちげん、いちごん)

single word; a few words; brief comment

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

生命 (せいめい)

life; existence

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

定義 (ていぎ)

definition

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

下す (くだす)

to make (a decision); to pass (judgement, etc.); to hand down (orders, etc.); to let go down; to lower; to do oneself; to do by oneself

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

創造 (そうぞう)

creation

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...

と言う (という、とゆう)

called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as