仮に私たちが月に住むとしたら、地球はどれぐらいの大きさに見えるだろうか。

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English Translation

If we were to live on the moon, how large would the earth look?

Furigana

仮(かり)に私(わたし)たちが月(つき)に住(す)むとしたら、地球(ちきゅう)はどれぐらいの大(おお)きさに見(み)えるだろうか。

Romanji

Karini watashitachi ga tsuki ni sumu to shitara, chikyū wa dore gurai no ōkisa ni mieru darou ka.

Words

仮に (かりに)

temporarily; provisionally; for example; for argument's sake

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

が (が)

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

月 (つき)

moon; month

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

と (と)

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

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

地球 (ちきゅう)

the earth; the globe

は (は)

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

何れ (どれ)

which (of three or more); whichever; any; well; now; let me see

くらい (くらい、ぐらい)

approximately; about; around; or so; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; so ... that ...; at least; as ... as ...; like

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

大きい (おおきい)

big; large; great; loud

見える (まみえる)

to have an audience; to meet; to see; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)

だ (だ)

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

か (か)

indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way