人間は鳥や動物を支配しているだろうか。

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人間は鳥や動物を支配しているだろうか。

English Translation

Does mankind have dominion over animals and birds?

Furigana

人間(にんげん)は鳥(とり)や動物(どうぶつ)を支配(しはい)しているだろうか。

Romanji

Ningen wa tori ya dōbutsu o shihaishiteiru darou ka.

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

鳥 (とり)

bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry

や (や)

such things as (non-exhaustive list related to a specific time and place); and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; punctuational exclamation in haiku, renga, etc.; interjection expressing surprise; hi; plain copula; yes; what?; indicates a question

動物 (どうぶつ)

animal

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.

支配 (しはい)

domination; rule; control; direction; guidance

だ (だ)

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

か (か)

indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way