彼は「必要は発明の母」と言った。

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彼は「必要は発明の母」と言った。

English Translation

He said that necessity is the mother of invention.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は「必要(ひつよう)は発明(はつめい)の母(はは)」と言(い)った。

Romanji

Kare wa" hitsuyō wa hatsumei no haha" to itta.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

必要 (ひつよう)

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

発明 (はつめい)

invention; intelligent; clever; being enlightened; having the meaning of everything become clear

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

母 (はは、はわ、かか、おも、いろは、あも)

mother

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

言う (いう、ゆう)

to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise