１つの種が絶滅するたびに、我々は自然界の一部を永久に失うことになる。

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English Translation

Every time a species dies out, we lose forever a part of our natural world.

Furigana

１つの種(たね)が絶滅(ぜつめつ)するたびに、我々(われわれ)は自然界(しぜんかい)の一部(いちぶ)を永久(えいきゅう)に失(うしな)うことになる。

Romanji

Hitotsu no tane ga zetsumetsusuru tabini, wareware wa shizenkai no ichibu o eikyū ni ushinau koto ni naru.

Words

一つ (ひとつ)

one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it")

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

種 (たね)

seed; pip; kind; variety; quality; tone; material; matter; subject; theme; (news) copy; leaven (bread); cause; source; trick; secret; inside story

が (が)

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

絶滅 (ぜつめつ)

destruction; extinction

度に (たびに、たんびに)

each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of

我々 (われわれ)

は (は)

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

自然界 (しぜんかい)

nature; the natural world; realm of nature

一部 (いちぶ)

one part; one portion; one section; some; one copy (e.g. of a document)

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.

永久 (えいきゅう、とこしえ、とわ)

eternity; perpetuity; immortality; Eikyuu era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)

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

失う (うしなう)

to lose; to part with

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

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 ...