必要は発明の母とはよく言ったものだ。

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必要は発明の母とはよく言ったものだ。

English Translation

It is aptly said that necessity is the mother of invention.

Furigana

必要(ひつよう)は発明(はつめい)の母(はは)とはよく言(い)ったものだ。

Romanji

Hitsuyō wa hatsumei no haha to wa yoku itta mono da.

Words

必要 (ひつよう)

necessary; needed; essential; indispensable; necessity; need; requirement

は (は)

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

発明 (はつめい)

invention; intelligent; clever; being enlightened; having the meaning of everything become clear

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

母 (はは、はわ、かか、おも、いろは、あも)

mother

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

良く (よく)

nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully; frequently; often

言う (いう、ゆう)

to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

者 (もの、もん)

person

だ (だ)

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