かりに核戦争が起こったとすれば、人類は滅亡するだろう。

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English Translation

If a nuclear war were to break out, mankind would perish.

Furigana

かりに核(かく)戦争(せんそう)が起(お)こったとすれば、人類(じんるい)は滅亡(めつぼう)するだろう。

Romanji

Karini kaku sensō ga okotta to sureba, jinrui wa metsubōsuru darou.

Words

仮に (かりに)

temporarily; provisionally; for example; for argument's sake

核 (かく)

pit (of a fruit); stone; core; nucleus; nuclear; nuclear weaponry

戦争 (せんそう)

war

が (が)

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

起こる (おこる)

to occur; to happen

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

人類 (じんるい)

mankind; humanity

は (は)

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

滅亡 (めつぼう)

downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction

だ (だ)

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