この機械はとてもわたしたちみんなの役にたった。

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この 機械 とても わたしたち みんな たった

English Translation

This machine was of great use to us all.

Furigana

この機械(きかい)はとてもわたしたちみんなの(やく)にたった。

Romanji

Kono kikai wa totemo watashitachi minna no yaku ni tatta.

Words

此の (この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
機械 (きかい)
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
()
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)
私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)
we; us
(みな、みんな)
all; everyone; everybody; everything
()
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
(やく)
use; service; role; post; position; scoring combination (e.g. in mahjong, card games, etc.); hand
()
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
起つ (たつ)
to rise up; to initiate (political) action

Kanji

Readings: キ、 はた
Meanings: loom, mechanism, machine, airplane, opportunity, potency, efficacy, occasion
Readings: カイ、 かせ
Meanings: contraption, fetter, machine, instrument
Readings: ヤク、 エキ
Meanings: duty, war, campaign, drafted labor, office, service, role