石油が化学製品の材料として用いられるようになったのはごく最近のことである。

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English Translation

It is only recently that crude oil has come to be used to make chemical products.

Furigana

石油(せきゆ)が化学(かがく)製品(せいひん)の材料(ざいりょう)として用(もち)いられるようになったのはごく最近(さいきん)のことである。

Romanji

Sekiyu ga kagaku seihin no zairyō toshite mochiirareru yō ni natta no wa goku saikin no koto de aru.

Words

石油 (せきゆ)

oil; petroleum; kerosene

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

化学 (かがく、ばけがく)

chemistry; chemical company (e.g. Acme Chemical Co.)

製品 (せいひん)

manufactured goods; finished goods; product

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

材料 (ざいりょう)

ingredients; material

として (として)

as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...

用いる (もちいる)

to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise

様 (よう)

appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style; design; like; similar to; thing (thought or spoken)

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

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...

は (は)

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

極 (ごく)

quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion

最近 (さいきん)

most recent; these days; right now; recently; nowadays

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...