老人には話し相手が必要だ。

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老人 に は 話し相手 が 必要 だ 。

English Translation

Old people need someone to talk to.

Furigana

老人(ろうじん)には話(はな)し相手(あいて)が必要(ひつよう)だ。

Romanji

Rōjin ni wa hanashiaite ga hitsuyō da.

Words

老人 (ろうじん)

the aged; old person

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

話し相手 (はなしあいて)

person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser

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

Kanji

老

Readings: ロウ、 お.いる、 ふ.ける

Meanings: old man, old age, grow old

人

Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と

Meaning: person

話

Readings: ワ、 はな.す、 はなし

Meanings: tale, talk

相

Readings: ソウ、 ショウ、 あい-

Meanings: inter-, mutual, together, each other, minister of state, councillor, aspect, phase, physiognomy

手

Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-

Meaning: hand

必

Readings: ヒツ、 かなら.ず

Meanings: invariably, certain, inevitable

要

Readings: ヨウ、 い.る、 かなめ

Meanings: need, main point, essence, pivot, key to