東京では野鳥の数が年々減りつつある。

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東京では野鳥の数が年々減りつつある。

English Translation

In Tokyo, wild birds are decreasing in number year by year.

Furigana

東京(とうきょう)では野鳥(やちょう)の数(かず)が年々(ねんねん)減(へ)りつつある。

Romanji

Tōkyō de wa yachō no kazu ga nennen heri tsutsu aru.

Words

東京 (とうきょう)

Tokyo

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

野鳥 (やちょう)

wild bird

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

が (が)

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

年々 (ねんねん、としどし)

years; year by year; annually; considering his age

減る (へる)

to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate

つつ (つつ)

while; even though; despite

有る (ある)

to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about