親に対する子どもの比率が大きくなればなるほど子どもを育てるのは難しくなる。

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English Translation

The higher the ratio of children to parents, the harder it is to bring up the children.

Furigana

親(おや)に対(たい)する子(こ)どもの比率(ひりつ)が大(おお)きくなればなるほど子(こ)どもを育(そだ)てるのは難(むずか)しくなる。

Romanji

Oya nitaisuru kodomo no hiritsu ga ōkiku nareba naru hodo kodomo o sodateru no wa muzukashiku naru.

Words

親 (おや)

parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); founder; (pet) owner

に対する (にたいする)

regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to

子供 (こども)

child; children

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

比率 (ひりつ)

ratio; proportion; percentage

が (が)

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

大きい (おおきい)

big; large; great; loud

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...

程 (ほど)

degree; extent; bounds; limit; indicates approx. amount or maximum; upper limit

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.

育てる (そだてる)

to raise; to rear; to bring up; to train; to teach; to educate; to promote the growth of...; to nurture; to foster; to develop

は (は)

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

難しい (むずかしい、むつかしい)

difficult; hard; troublesome; complicated; serious (disease, problem, etc.); fussy; particular; fastidious; hard to please; displeased; gloomy; glum; sullen; serious (look); dirty; unclean; filthy; detestable; unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky