人間の欲望は、持てば持つほどますます増大する。

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English Translation

The more we have, the greater our desire will be.

Furigana

人間(にんげん)の欲望(よくぼう)は、持(も)てば持(も)つほどますます増大(ぞうだい)する。

Romanji

Ningen no yokubō wa, moteba motsu hodo masumasu zōdaisuru.

Words

人間 (にんげん)

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

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

欲望 (よくぼう)

desire; appetite; lust

は (は)

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

持つ (もつ)

to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry; to possess; to have; to own; to maintain; to keep; to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive; to take charge of; to be in charge of

程 (ほど)

degree; extent; bounds; limit; indicates approx. amount or maximum; upper limit

益々 (ますます)

increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less

増大 (ぞうだい)

enlargement; increase