语言们的死亡令人遗憾而悲伤。

The death of languages leaves people feeling regret and sorrow.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

=1 语言 yǔyán language

classifiers: 門, 種
=1 语言 yùyán
  1. (literary) to tell
  2. to tell
2 们 men plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
=3 的 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 pígéde "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. dì or di in poetry and songs
=3 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=3 的 dí really and truly
=3 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target
4 死亡 sǐwáng
  1. to die
  2. death
5 令人 lìngrén
  1. to cause one (to do sth)
  2. to make one (angry, delighted etc)
6 遗憾 yíhàn
  1. regret
  2. to regret
  3. to be sorry that
7 而 ér
  1. and
  2. as well as
  3. and so
  4. but (not)
  5. yet (not)
  6. (indicates causal relation)
  7. (indicates change of state)
  8. (indicates contrast)
8 悲伤 bēishāng sad; sorrowful