天才がその存命中に名をなすことはめったにないということは周知の事実である。

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English Translation

It is a matter of common knowledge that a man of genius is seldom successful in his own lifetime.

Furigana

天才(てんさい)がその存命中(ぞんめいちゅう)に名(な)をなすことはめったにないということは周知(しゅうち)の事実(じじつ)である。

Romanji

Tensai ga sono zonmeichū ni na o nasu koto wa mettani nai toiu koto wa shūchi no jijitsu de aru.

Words

天才 (てんさい)

genius; prodigy; natural gift

が (が)

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

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

存命中 (ぞんめいちゅう)

in one's lifetime; (while) in life

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

名 (な)

name; given name; title; fame; renown; reputation; pretext; pretense; justification; appearance

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.

為す (なす)

to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to succeed in; to change into; to do; to perform; to intend to; to attempt; to try

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

は (は)

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

滅多に (めったに)

rarely; seldom

ない (ない)

not; emphatic suffix

と言う (という、とゆう)

called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X

周知 (しゅうち)

common knowledge; (something) well-known

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

事実 (じじつ)

fact; truth; reality

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...