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もし核戦争になったら、われわれの子孫はどうなるのでしょう。

Sentence Analyzer

もし 戦争 なったら われわれ 子孫 どう なる でしょう

English Translation

What will become of our offspring if a nuclear war breaks out?

Furigana

もし(かく)戦争(せんそう)になったら、われわれの子孫(しそん)はどうなるのでしょう。

Romanji

Moshi kaku sensō ni nattara, wareware no shison wa dō naru no deshō.

Words

若し (もし)
if; in case; supposing
(かく)
pit (of a fruit); stone; core; nucleus; nuclear; nuclear weaponry
戦争 (せんそう)
war
()
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 ...
我々 (われわれ)
we
()
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
子孫 (しそん)
descendants; posterity; offspring
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
如何 (どう、いかが、いか)
how; in what way; how about
デス (デス)
death

Kanji

Reading: カク
Meanings: nucleus, core, kernel
Readings: セン、 いくさ、 たたか.う、 おのの.く、 そよ.ぐ、 わなな.く
Meanings: war, battle, match
Readings: ソウ、 あらそ.う、 いか.でか
Meanings: contend, dispute, argue
Readings: シ、 ス、 ツ、 こ、 -こ、 ね
Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
Readings: ソン、 まご
Meanings: grandchild, descendants