すなわち、言語というのは、私達が学んだり、教えられたりするものであって、本能的に知っているものではない。

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English Translation

That is to say, a language is something that we learn and are taught, not something that we know by instinct.

Furigana

すなわち、言語(げんご)というのは、私達(わたしたち)が学(まな)んだり、教(おし)えられたりするものであって、本能的(ほんのうてき)に知(し)っているものではない。

Romanji

Sunawachi, gengo toiu no wa, watashitachi ga manan dari, oshierare tari suru mono de atte, honnōteki ni shitteiru mono de wa nai.

Words

即ち (すなわち)

that is; namely; i.e.

言語 (げんご、ごんご、げんきょ)

language

と言う (という、とゆう)

called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X

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

は (は)

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

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

学ぶ (まなぶ)

to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in

たり (たり、だり)

-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); (used adverbially) doing such things as...; expresses a command; (after a noun) to be; indicates completion or continuation of an action

教える (おしえる)

to teach; to inform; to instruct

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

者 (もの、もん)

person

だ (だ)

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

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...

本能的 (ほんのうてき)

instinctive; instinctual

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

知る (しる)

to be aware of; to know; to be conscious of; to cognize; to cognise; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to remember; to be acquainted with (a procedure); to experience; to go through; to learn; to be acquainted with (a person); to get to know; to concern

ない (ない)

not; emphatic suffix