東京の大気汚染は、ニューヨークのものよりさらにひどい。

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English Translation

Tokyo's air pollution problem is even worse than that of New York.

Furigana

東京(とうきょう)の大気(たいき)汚染(おせん)は、ニューヨークのものよりさらにひどい。

Romanji

Tōkyō no taiki osen wa, Nyu-Yo-Ku no mono yori sarani hidoi.

Words

東京 (とうきょう)

Tokyo

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

大気 (たいき)

atmosphere

汚染 (おせん)

pollution; contamination

は (は)

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

紐育 (ニューヨーク)

New York (US state, city)

物 (もの、もん)

thing; object; article; stuff; substance; one's things; possessions; property; belongings; things; something; anything; everything; nothing; quality; reason; the way of things; used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc.; used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense); used to indicate a general tendency; used to indicate something that should happen; item classified as ...; item related to ...; work of ...; cause of ...; cause for ...; somehow; somewhat; for some reason; really; truly

より (より)

than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more

更に (さらに)

furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more

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