人間は話す能力がある点で動物と異なる。

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人間は話す能力がある点で動物と異なる。

English Translation

Man is different from animals in that he has the faculty of speech.

Furigana

人間(にんげん)は話(はな)す能力(のうりょく)がある点(てん)で動物(どうぶつ)と異(こと)なる。

Romanji

Ningen wa hanasu nōryoku ga aru ten de dōbutsu to kotonaru.

Words

人間 (にんげん)

human being; person; man; mankind; humankind; character (of a person)

は (は)

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

話す (はなす)

to talk; to speak; to converse; to chat; to tell; to explain; to narrate; to mention; to describe; to discuss; to speak (a language)

能力 (のうりょく)

ability; faculty

が (が)

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

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

点 (てん)

spot; mark; point; dot; mark (e.g. in exam); score; points; comma; aspect; matter; respect; counter for goods, items, articles of clothing, works of art, etc.

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.

動物 (どうぶつ)

animal

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

異なる (ことなる)

to differ; to vary; to disagree