必要なのは四角いテーブルで、円卓ではない。

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English Translation

We need a square table; not a round one.

Furigana

必要(ひつよう)なのは四角(しかく)いテーブルで、円卓(えんたく)ではない。

Romanji

Hitsuyōna no wa shikakui te-buru de, entaku de wa nai.

Words

必要 (ひつよう)

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

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

は (は)

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

四角い (しかくい)

square; rectangular

テーブル (テーブル)

table

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

円卓 (えんたく)

round table

ない (ない)

not; emphatic suffix