ニューギニア島には、大型の肉食獣がいなかったためです。
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English Translation
That's because there weren't any large carnivores in New Guinea.
Furigana
ニューギニア島 には、大型 の肉食獣 がいなかったためです。
Romanji
Nyu-Giniatō ni wa, ōgata no nikushokujū ga inakatta tame desu.
Words
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
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
大型
(おおがた)
large; large scale; big; jumbo
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
肉食獣
(にくしょくじゅう)
carnivore; carnivorous animal
が
(が)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
居る
(いる)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; (after the -te form of a verb) verb indicating continuing action or state (i.e. to be ..ing, to have been ..ing)
為
(ため)
good; advantage; benefit; welfare; sake; purpose; objective; aim; consequence; result; effect; affecting; regarding; concerning
です
(です)
be; is