この川の汚染がひどくて、もう魚は住めない。

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English Translation

This river is so polluted that fish can no longer live in it.

Furigana

この川(かわ)の汚染(おせん)がひどくて、もう魚(さかな)は住(す)めない。

Romanji

Kono kawa no osen ga hidokute, mō sakana wa sumenai.

Words

此の (この)

this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)

川 (かわ、がわ)

river; stream; the .... river; (suffix used with the names of rivers)

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

汚染 (おせん)

pollution; contamination

が (が)

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

酷い (ひどい)

cruel; heartless; hard; harsh; severe; violent; intense; strong; heavy; extreme; very bad; terrible; awful; excessive; exorbitant; unreasonable; outrageous; unfair; unjust

もう (もう)

now; soon; shortly; before long; presently; already; yet; by now; (not) anymore; further; more; again; another; the other; interjection used to strengthen expression of an emotion (often exasperation)

魚 (さかな、うお)

fish

は (は)

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