ほとんどのアメリカ人は元をたどれば移民である。

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ほとんどのあめりか人は元をたどれば移民である。

English Translation

Most Americans are descended from immigrants.

Furigana

ほとんどのアメリカ人(じん)は元(もと)をたどれば移民(いみん)である。

Romanji

Hotondo no Amerikajin wa moto o tadoreba imin de aru.

Words

殆ど (ほとんど)

mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but; just about; almost

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

アメリカ人 (アメリカじん)

American person

は (は)

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

元 (もと)

former; ex-

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.

辿る (たどる)

to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)

移民 (いみん)

emigration; immigration; emigrant; immigrant

だ (だ)

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

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...