核兵器は人類の絶滅をもたらすかもしれない。

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English Translation

Nuclear weapons may bring about the annihilation of man.

Furigana

核兵器(かくへいき)は人類(じんるい)の絶滅(ぜつめつ)をもたらすかもしれない。

Romanji

Kakuheiki wa jinrui no zetsumetsu o motarasu kamo shirenai.

Words

核兵器 (かくへいき)

nuclear weapons

は (は)

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

人類 (じんるい)

mankind; humanity

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

絶滅 (ぜつめつ)

destruction; extinction

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.

齎す (もたらす)

to bring; to take; to bring about

かも (かも)

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

知れる (しれる)

to become known; to come to light; to be discovered; to be known; to be understood; to obviously not amount to much; to seem trivial; to be evident; to be obvious; to go without saying; to be very intense (worry, hope, etc.); to be extremely severe