たいていの鯨はプランクトンをえさとする。

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たいてい の 鯨 は プランクトン を えさ と する 。

English Translation

Most whales feed on plankton.

Furigana

たいていの鯨(くじら)はプランクトンをえさとする。

Romanji

Taitei no kujira wa purankuton o esa to suru.

Words

大抵 (たいてい)

mostly; ordinarily; usually; generally; probably; most; almost all; ordinary; proper; appropriate; moderate

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

鯨 (くじら、クジラ)

whale (Cetacea spp.)

は (は)

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

プランクトン (プランクトン)

plankton

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.

餌 (えさ、え)

(animal) feed; fodder; bait; lure; enticement

と (と)

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

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

Kanji

鯨

Readings: ゲイ、 くじら

Meaning: whale