さまざまな機械を動かすには石油が必要だ。

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English Translation

Oil is necessary to run various machines.

Furigana

さまざまな機械(きかい)を動(うご)かすには石油(せきゆ)が必要(ひつよう)だ。

Romanji

Samazamana kikai o ugokasu ni wa sekiyu ga hitsuyō da.

Words

様々 (さまざま)

varied; various

機械 (きかい)

machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

動かす (うごかす)

to move; to shift; to stir; to budge; to change position; to inspire; to rouse; to move (e.g. feeling); to influence; to change; to alter; to deny; to operate; to set in motion; to get going; to mobilize (e.g. troops); to mobilise; to deploy; to manage (e.g. funds)

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

は (は)

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

石油 (せきゆ)

oil; petroleum; kerosene

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

必要 (ひつよう)

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

だ (だ)

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