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なに
何
かが
しんせい
神聖
であるとするならば、
じんたい
人体
こそ
しんせい
神聖
である。
If anything is sacred the human body is sacred.
Grammar and points of interest
こそ こそ
 
it is ~ that, ~ is the very (thing being emphasized), (for emphasis)
何かが神聖であるとするならば、人体こそ神聖である。
verb plain form + と verb plain form + と
 
when, if
何かが神聖であるとするならば、人体こそ神聖である。
irregular verbs irregular verbs
 
来る（くる） and する
何かが神聖であるとするならば、人体こそ神聖である。
なら conditional form なら conditional form
 
(verbs, adjectives, nouns) if
何かが神聖であるとするならば、人体こそ神聖である。
other forms of です other forms of です
 
何かが神聖であるとするならば、人体こそ神聖である。
Conjugations and inflections
  である is the plain form of irregular 'ru' godan verb である   ALL INFLECTIONS
  ならば is the conditional negative form of copula だ   ALL INFLECTIONS
Words
な に 1
1. what
prefix
2. how many  (see also: 何か月; followed by a counter; this meaning is restricted to reading なん)
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し ん せ い 0
holiness; sacredness; dignity
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で あ る 3
be; is  (see also: だ, であります; formal or literary copula)
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だ
だ 0
copula
1. be; is  (see also: である, です; plain copula)
auxiliary verb
2. indicates past or completed action  (see also: た; た after certain verb forms)
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じ ん た い 1
noun
human body
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particle
for sure (emphasize preceding word)
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Kanji
何
カ   なに    なん what?   
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可
カ    good, possible, approval   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
亅
hook
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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亻
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
神
シン   ジン   かみ    かん-    こう- god   
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礻
ジ   シ   しめす to show   
申
シン   もうす to say   
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丨
stick   
日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
聖
セイ    holy   
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耳
ジ   みみ ear   
王
オウ    king   
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土
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
体
タイ   テイ   からだ body   
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本
ホン   book   もと origin   
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木
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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大
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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