酸素が不足することは大部分の動物にとって命にかかわることである。

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English Translation

Lack of oxygen is fatal to most animals.

Furigana

酸素(さんそ)が不足(ふそく)することは大(だい)部分(ぶぶん)の動物(どうぶつ)にとって命(いのち)にかかわることである。

Romanji

Sanso ga fusokusuru koto wa dai bubun no dōbutsu nitotte inochi ni kakawaru koto de aru.

Words

酸素 (さんそ)

oxygen (O)

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

不足 (ふそく)

insufficiency; shortage; deficiency; lack; dearth

事 (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

は (は)

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

大 (おお)

big; large

部分 (ぶぶん)

portion; section; part

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

動物 (どうぶつ)

animal

に取って (にとって)

to; for; concerning; as far as ... is concerned; regarding

命 (いのち)

life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation; core; paired tattoos of the "life" kanji on the upper arms of a man and woman (indicating unwavering love); fate; destiny; karma

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

関わる (かかわる)

to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)

だ (だ)

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

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...