海に住む大半の生物は汚染による悪影響を受けている。

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English Translation

Most creatures in the sea are affected by pollution.

Furigana

海(うみ)に住(す)む大半(たいはん)の生物(せいぶつ)は汚染(おせん)による悪影響(あくえいきょう)を受(う)けている。

Romanji

Umi ni sumu taihan no seibutsu wa osen niyoru akueikyō o uketeiru.

Words

海 (うみ、み、わた、わだ)

sea; ocean; waters

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

住む (すむ)

to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide

大半 (たいはん)

majority; mostly; generally

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

生物 (せいぶつ)

living things; creature; biology

は (は)

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

汚染 (おせん)

pollution; contamination

に依る (による)

by means of; due to; because of; according to

悪影響 (あくえいきょう)

bad influence; negative influence

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.

受ける (うける)

to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to suffer (an injury); to feel (influence); to undergo (e.g. surgery); to take (a test); to accept (a challenge); to be given (e.g. life, talent); to follow; to succeed; to be descended from; to face (south, etc.); to be modified by; to obtain (a pawned item, etc.) by paying a fee; to be well-received; to become popular; to go down well