私たちは死んだ人々のために何かしなければならない。
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English Translation
We have to do something for the dead.
Furigana
Romanji
Watashitachi wa shinda hitobito no tameni nani ka shinakerebanaranai.
Words
私たち
(わたしたち、わたくしたち)
we; us
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
死ぬ
(しぬ)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to look dead; to cease; to stop
人々
(ひとびと、にんにん)
each person; people; men and women; everybody
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
為に
(ために)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of; because of; as a result of
何
(なに、なん)
what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!
か
(か)
indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way
為る
(する)
to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to