紫外線の急激な上昇は研究者たちにオゾンホールの存在を信じさせた。

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紫外線の急激な上昇は研究者たちにおぞんほーるの存在を信じさせた。

English Translation

The sudden increase of ultraviolet rays made the researchers believe in the existence of ozone holes.

Furigana

紫外線(しがいせん)の急激(きゅうげき)な上昇(じょうしょう)は研究者(けんきゅうしゃ)たちにオゾンホールの存在(そんざい)を信(しん)じさせた。

Romanji

Shigaisen no kyūgekina jōshō wa kenkyūshatachi ni ozon ho-ru no sonzai o shinjisaseta.

Words

紫外線 (しがいせん)

ultra-violet rays

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

急激 (きゅうげき)

sudden; precipitous; radical

上昇 (じょうしょう)

rising; ascending; climbing

は (は)

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

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

オゾン (オゾン)

ozone

ホール (ホール)

hall (dance, concert, etc.); hole; whole; dining area of a restaurant

存在 (そんざい)

existence; being

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.

信じる (しんじる)

to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in