鳥のように思いのままに空を飛びたいという欲望が、飛行機の発明につながった。

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English Translation

The desire to fly in the sky like a bird inspired the invention of the airplane.

Furigana

鳥(とり)のように思(おも)いのままに空(そら)を飛(と)びたいという欲望(よくぼう)が、飛行機(ひこうき)の発明(はつめい)につながった。

Romanji

Tori no yōni omoi no mamani sora o tobitai toiu yokubō ga, hikōki no hatsumei ni tsunagatta.

Words

鳥 (とり)

bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry

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

様に (ように)

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

思い (おもい)

thought; imagination; mind; heart; desire; wish; hope; expectation; love; affection; feelings; emotion; sentiment; experience

儘に (ままに)

as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")

空 (そら)

sky; the heavens

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

飛ぶ (とぶ)

to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spring; to bound; to hop

と言う (という、とゆう)

called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X

欲望 (よくぼう)

desire; appetite; lust

が (が)

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

飛行機 (ひこうき)

aeroplane; airplane; aircraft

発明 (はつめい)

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

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

繋がる (つながる)

to be tied together; to be connected to; to be linked to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)