塩は有用な物質だ。

塩は有用な物質だ。

Salt is a useful substance.

塩(しお)は有用(ゆうよう)な物質(ぶっしつ)だ。

Shio wa yūyōna busshitsu da.

塩 (しお、えん)

salt (i.e. sodium chloride); common salt; table salt; salt (e.g. sodium chloride, calcium sulfate, etc.); hardship; toil; trouble; saltiness

は (は)

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

有用 (ゆうよう)

useful; helpful

物質 (ぶっしつ)

material; substance

だ (だ)

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

Readings: エン、しお

Meaning: salt

Readings: ユウ、ウ、あ.る

Meanings: possess, have, exist, happen, occur, approx

Readings: ヨウ、もち.いる

Meanings: utilize, business, service, use, employ

Readings: ブツ、モツ、もの、もの-

Meanings: thing, object, matter

Readings: シツ、シチ、チ、たち、ただ.す、もと、わりふ

Meanings: substance, quality, matter, temperament