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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English Translation
This machine was of great use to us all.
Furigana
この機械 はとてもわたしたちみんなの役 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
は
(は)
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
皆
(みな、みんな)
all; everyone; everybody; everything
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
役
(やく)
use; service; role; post; position; scoring combination (e.g. in mahjong, card games, etc.); hand
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
起つ
(たつ)
to rise up; to initiate (political) action