コンピューターは、たとえ緩慢にせよ大きな変化を引き起こした。

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English Translation

Computers caused a great, if gradual, change.

Furigana

コンピューターは、たとえ緩慢(かんまん)にせよ大(おお)きな変化(へんか)を引(ひ)き起(お)こした。

Romanji

Konpyu-ta- wa, tatoe kanman ni seyo ōkina henka o hikiokoshita.

Words

コンピュータ (コンピュータ、コンピューター)

computer

は (は)

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

仮令 (たとえ、たとい)

even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing; supposing that; -ever

緩慢 (かんまん)

slow; sluggish; dull

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

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

大きな (おおきな)

big; large; great

変化 (へんか)

change; variation; alteration; mutation; transition; transformation; transfiguration; metamorphosis; variety; diversity; inflection; declension; conjugation; sidestepping

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.

引き起こす (ひきおこす)

to cause; to induce; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)