人間は自然の前には無力だ。

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人間は自然の前には無力だ。

English Translation

Human beings are powerless before nature.

Furigana

人間(にんげん)は自然(しぜん)の前(まえ)には無力(むりょく)だ。

Romanji

Ningen wa shizen no mae ni wa muryoku da.

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

自然 (しぜん)

nature; spontaneity; naturally; spontaneously

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

前 (まえ)

ago; before (some event); previously; (minutes) to (the hour); in front (of); before (e.g. the house); head (of a line); front (e.g. of a bus); fore part; in the presence of; helping; portion; privates; private parts

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

無力 (むりょく)

powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent

だ (だ)

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