道具なしでは職人は何の役に立とうか。

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道具なしでは職人は何の役に立とうか。

English Translation

What is a workman without his tools?

Furigana

道具(どうぐ)なしでは職人(しょくにん)は何(なに)の役(やく)に立(た)とうか。

Romanji

Dōgu nashi de wa shokunin wa nani no yakunitatou ka.

Words

道具 (どうぐ)

tool; implement; instrument; utensil; apparatus; device; means

無い (ない)

nonexistent; not being (there); unpossessed; unowned; not had; unique; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility; not ...; to not be...; to have not ...

だ (だ)

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

は (は)

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

職人 (しょくにん)

worker; mechanic; artisan; craftsman

何 (なに、なん)

what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!

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

役に立つ (やくにたつ)

to be helpful; to be useful

か (か)

indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way