いくつかの種は基本の歌に対する何十、いや何百もの変化形をもつ洗練されたレパートリーを次第に発展させていく。

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English Translation

Some species gradually develop elaborate repertoires of dozens or even hundreds of variants of a basic song.

Furigana

いくつかの種(たね)は基本(きほん)の歌(うた)に対(たい)する何(なん)十(じゅう)、いや何(なん)百(ひゃく)もの変化形(へんかがた)をもつ洗練(せんれん)されたレパートリーを次第(しだい)に発展(はってん)させていく。

Romanji

Ikutsu ka no tane wa kihon no uta nitaisuru nan jū, iya nan hyaku mo no henkagata o motsu senrensareta repa-tori- o shidaini hattensaseteiku.

Words

幾つ (いくつ)

how many?; how old?

か (か)

indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way

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

種 (たね)

seed; pip; kind; variety; quality; tone; material; matter; subject; theme; (news) copy; leaven (bread); cause; source; trick; secret; inside story

は (は)

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

基本 (きほん)

foundation; basis; standard

歌 (うた)

song; classical Japanese poetry (esp. tanka); modern poetry

に対する (にたいする)

regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to

何 (なに、なん)

what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!

十 (じゅう、とお、と)

ten

否 (いいえ、いいや、いえ、いな、いや)

no; nay; well; er; why

百 (ひゃく、もも、はく)

100; hundred

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

変化形 (へんかけい)

variation; variant pattern

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.

持つ (もつ)

to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry; to possess; to have; to own; to maintain; to keep; to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive; to take charge of; to be in charge of

洗練 (せんれん)

polish; refinement

レパートリー (レパートリー、レパートリ、レペルトワール)

repertoire; repertory

次第に (しだいに)

gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn

発展 (はってん)

development; growth; advancement; unfurling; expansion; extension; enlargement; playing around; having an active sex life