川を愛することは、私たちにとってとても大切です。

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English Translation

It is very important for us to love a river.

Furigana

川(かわ)を愛(あい)することは、私(わたし)たちにとってとても大切(たいせつ)です。

Romanji

Kawa o aisuru koto wa, watashitachi nitotte totemo taisetsu desu.

Words

川 (かわ、がわ)

river; stream; the .... river; (suffix used with the names of rivers)

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.

愛 (あい)

love; affection; care; attachment; craving; desire

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

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

に取って (にとって)

to; for; concerning; as far as ... is concerned; regarding

迚も (とても、とっても)

very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)

大切 (たいせつ、たいせち)

important; necessary; indispensable; beloved; precious; dear; cherished; valuable; careful

です (です)

be; is