彼らが生きているという望みはほとんどない。

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English Translation

There is little hope that they are alive.

Furigana

彼(かれ)らが生(い)きているという望(のぞ)みはほとんどない。

Romanji

Karera ga ikiteiru toiu nozomi wa hotondo nai.

Words

彼ら (かれら)

they (usually male); them

が (が)

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

生きる (いきる)

to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use; to function; to come to life; to be enlivened; to be safe (in baseball, go, etc.)

と言う (という、とゆう)

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

望み (のぞみ)

wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes

は (は)

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

殆ど (ほとんど)

mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but; just about; almost

ない (ない)

not; emphatic suffix

Kanji

彼

Readings: ヒ、かれ、かの、か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

生

Readings: セイ、ショウ、い.きる、い.かす、い.ける、う.まれる、うま.れる、う.まれ、うまれ、う.む、お.う、は.える、は.やす、き、なま、なま-、な.る、な.す、む.す、 -う

Meanings: life, genuine, birth

望

Readings: ボウ、モウ、のぞ.む、もち

Meanings: ambition, full moon, hope, desire, aspire to, expect