言語は人間社会にとって欠くことのできない道具である。

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English Translation

Language is an indispensable instrument of human society.

Furigana

言語(げんご)は人間(にんげん)社会(しゃかい)にとって欠(か)くことのできない道具(どうぐ)である。

Romanji

Gengo wa ningen shakai nitotte kaku koto no dekinai dōgu de aru.

Words

言語 (げんご、ごんご、げんきょ)

language

は (は)

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

人間 (にんげん)

human being; person; man; mankind; humankind; character (of a person)

社会 (しゃかい)

society; public; community; the world; social studies

に取って (にとって)

to; for; concerning; as far as ... is concerned; regarding

欠く (かく)

to chip; to nick; to break; to crack; to lack

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

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

出来る (できる)

to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at; to be permitted (to do); to become intimate; to take up (with somebody); to grow; to be raised; to become pregnant

道具 (どうぐ)

tool; implement; instrument; utensil; apparatus; device; means

だ (だ)

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

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...