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Zach

私達はこれらのことを全体としてとらえなければならない。

Sentence Analyzer

私達 これら こと 全体 として とらえなければならない

English Translation

We must consider these matters as a whole.

Furigana

私達(わたしたち)はこれらのことを全体(ぜんたい)としてとらえなければならない。

Romanji

Watashitachi wa korera no koto o zentai toshite toraenakerebanaranai.

Words

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)
we; us
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
これ等 (これら)
these
()
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
(こと、こん)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as
()
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.
全体 (ぜんたい)
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
として (として)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
捕らえる (とらえる)
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to grasp; to perceive; to treat (as)

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: タツ、 ダ、 -たち
Meanings: accomplished, reach, arrive, attain
Readings: ゼン、 まった.く、 すべ.て
Meanings: whole, entire, all, complete, fulfill
Readings: タイ、 テイ、 からだ、 かたち
Meanings: body, substance, object, reality, counter for images