歯医者さんの話によれば、虫歯は必ずしも甘い物のせいではないようだ。

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English Translation

According to dentists, decayed teeth are not always caused by sweets.

Furigana

歯医者(はいしゃ)さんの話(はなし)によれば、虫歯(むしば)は必(かなら)ずしも甘(あま)い物(もの)のせいではないようだ。

Romanji

Haisha san no hanashi ni yoreba, mushiba wa kanarazushimo amai mono no sei de wa nai yō da.

Words

歯医者 (はいしゃ)

dentist

さん (さん)

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.; -san; makes words more polite (usu. in fixed expressions)

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

話 (はなし)

talk; speech; chat; story; conversation; discussions; negotiation; argument

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

因る (よる)

to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from; to be based at (a location, an organization); to be headquartered at

虫歯 (むしば、うし、くし)

cavity; tooth decay; decayed tooth; caries

は (は)

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

必ずしも (かならずしも)

not always; not necessarily; not all; not entirely

甘い (あまい)

sweet-tasting; sweet; sugary; sugared; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; not spicy; naive; overly optimistic; soft on; generous; indulgent; easy-going; lenient; half-hearted; not finished properly; insufficient; not satisfactory; inadequate; loose; mild; tempting; enticing; luring

物 (もの、もん)

thing; object; article; stuff; substance; one's things; possessions; property; belongings; things; something; anything; everything; nothing; quality; reason; the way of things; used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc.; used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense); used to indicate a general tendency; used to indicate something that should happen; item classified as ...; item related to ...; work of ...; cause of ...; cause for ...; somehow; somewhat; for some reason; really; truly

所為 (せい、せえ)

consequence; outcome; result; blame

だ (だ)

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

ない (ない)

not; emphatic suffix

様 (よう)

appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style; design; like; similar to; thing (thought or spoken)