空気中のごく小さい粒子がガンのもとになり得る。

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空気中のごく小さい粒子ががんのもとになり得る。

English Translation

Tiny particles in the air can cause cancer.

Furigana

空気中(くうきちゅう)のごく小(ちい)さい粒子(りゅうし)がガンのもとになり得(え)る。

Romanji

Kūkichū no goku chiisai ryūshi ga gan no moto ni narieru.

Words

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

極 (ごく)

quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion

小さい (ちいさい)

small; little; tiny

粒子 (りゅうし)

particle; grain

が (が)

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

雁 (がん、かり、ガン、カリ)

wild goose; glans; head of a penis

元 (もと)

origin; source; base; basis; foundation; root; cause; ingredient; material; (somebody's) side; (somebody's) location; original cost (or capital, principal, etc.); (plant) root; (tree) trunk; first section of a waka; counter for blades of grass, tree trunks, etc., and for falcons (in falconry); handle (chopsticks, brush, etc.); grip

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

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...