言葉を「生きた」ものと「死んだ」ものに分けるのは誤りだ。

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English Translation

It is wrong to divide language into "living" and "dead".

Furigana

言葉(ことば)を「生(い)きた」ものと「死(し)んだ」ものに分(わ)けるのは誤(あやま)りだ。

Romanji

Kotoba o" ikita" mono to" shinda" mono ni wakeru no wa ayamari da.

Words

言葉 (ことば、けとば)

language; dialect; word; words; phrase; term; expression; remark; speech; (manner of) speaking

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.

生きる (いきる)

to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use; to function; to come to life; to be enlivened; to be safe (in baseball, go, etc.)

者 (もの、もん)

person

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

死ぬ (しぬ)

to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to look dead; to cease; to stop

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

分ける (わける)

to divide (into); to split (into); to part; to separate; to divide up; to classify; to sort out; to divide out; to share; to distribute; to deal out; to dish out; to distinguish; to discriminate; to differentiate (between); to break up (a fight); to mediate; to call a draw; to tie; to push one's way through (a crowd); to sell

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

は (は)

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

誤り (あやまり)

error; mistake; slip; bug

だ (だ)

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