現代は本質的に悲劇的な時代だと言われるのをよく耳にする。

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English Translation

We often hear it said that ours is essentially a tragic age.

Furigana

現代(げんだい)は本質的(ほんしつてき)に悲劇的(ひげきてき)な時代(じだい)だと言(い)われるのをよく耳(みみ)にする。

Romanji

Gendai wa honshitsuteki ni higekiteki na jidai da to iwareru no o yoku mimi ni suru.

Words

現代 (げんだい)

nowadays; modern era; modern times; present-day

は (は)

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

本質的 (ほんしつてき)

essentially

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

悲劇的 (ひげきてき)

tragic

だ (だ)

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

時代 (じだい)

period; epoch; era; age; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness; antiquity; antique; period piece

と (と)

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

言う (いう、ゆう)

to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

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

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.

良く (よく)

nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully; frequently; often

耳 (みみ)

ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage

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