カナダ人が言うところでは、魚は酸性雨として知られているもののために、死にかけているとのことです。

Sentence Analyzer

かなだ人が言うところでは、魚は酸性雨として知られているもののために、死にかけているとのことです。

English Translation

The fish are dying, the Canadians say, because of what's known as acid rain.

Furigana

カナダ人(じん)が言(い)うところでは、魚(さかな)は酸性雨(さんせいう)として知(し)られているもののために、死(し)にかけているとのことです。

Romanji

Kanadajin ga iu tokoro de wa, sakana wa sanseiu toshite shirareteiru mono no tameni, shinikaketeiru to no koto desu.

Words

カナダ人 (カナダじん)

Canadian (person)

が (が)

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

言う (いう、ゆう)

to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

所 (ところ、とこ)

place; spot; scene; site; address; district; area; locality; one's house; point; part; space; room; whereupon; as a result; about to; on the verge of; was just doing; was in the process of doing; have just done; just finished doing

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

は (は)

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

魚 (さかな、うお)

fish

酸性雨 (さんせいう)

acid rain

として (として)

as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...

知る (しる)

to be aware of; to know; to be conscious of; to cognize; to cognise; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to remember; to be acquainted with (a procedure); to experience; to go through; to learn; to be acquainted with (a person); to get to know; to concern

者 (もの、もん)

person

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

為に (ために)

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of; because of; as a result of

死に掛ける (しにかける)

to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death

と (と)

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

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

です (です)

be; is