ヘリコプターはとても役に立つので、いつかは車や汽車に取って代わるかもしれません。
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English Translation
The helicopter is so useful that someday it may take the place of cars and trains.
Furigana
ヘリコプターはとても役 に立 つので、いつかは車 や汽車 に取 って代 わるかもしれません。
Romanji
Herikoputa- wa totemo yakunitatsu node, itsuka wa kuruma ya kisha ni totte kawaru kamo shiremasen.
Words
ヘリコプター
(ヘリコプター)
helicopter
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
迚も
(とても、とっても)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
役に立つ
(やくにたつ)
to be helpful; to be useful
ので
(ので、んで)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...
何時か
(いつか)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course; in time
車
(くるま)
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
や
(や)
such things as (non-exhaustive list related to a specific time and place); and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; punctuational exclamation in haiku, renga, etc.; interjection expressing surprise; hi; plain copula; yes; what?; indicates a question
汽車
(きしゃ)
train (sometimes specifically a steam train)
に
(に)
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
取る
(とる)
to take; to pick up; to harvest; to earn; to win; to choose; to steal; to eat; to have (a meal); to remove (one's glasses, etc.); to compete (in sumo, cards, etc.); to play
替わる
(かわる)
to succeed; to relieve; to replace; to take the place of; to substitute for; to take over for; to represent; to be exchanged; to change (places with); to switch
かも
(かも)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
知れる
(しれる)
to become known; to come to light; to be discovered; to be known; to be understood; to obviously not amount to much; to seem trivial; to be evident; to be obvious; to go without saying; to be very intense (worry, hope, etc.); to be extremely severe
Kanji
Readings: ヤク、 エキ
Meanings: duty, war, campaign, drafted labor, office, service, role
Readings: リツ、 リュウ、 リットル、 た.つ、 -た.つ、 た.ち-、 た.てる、 -た.てる、 た.て-、 たて-、 -た.て、 -だ.て、 -だ.てる
Meanings: stand up, rise, set up, erect
Readings: シャ、 くるま
Meaning: car
Reading: キ
Meanings: vapor, steam
Readings: シュ、 と.る、 と.り、 と.り-、 とり、 -ど.り
Meanings: take, fetch, take up
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 か.わる、 かわ.る、 かわ.り、 か.わり、 -がわ.り、 -が.わり、 か.える、 よ、 しろ
Meanings: substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee