魚は水の外では生きられない。
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English Translation
Fish cannot live out of water.
Furigana
Romanji
Sakana wa mizu no soto de wa ikirarenai.
Words
魚
(さかな、うお)
fish
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
水
(みず、み)
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout; break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout
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
外
(そと、と)
outside; exterior; open air; other place
で
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, 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.)