太陽の熱は粘土を固くする。

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太陽の熱は粘土を固くする。

English Translation

The heat of the sun hardens clay.

Furigana

太陽(たいよう)の熱(ねつ)は粘土(ねんど)を固(かた)くする。

Romanji

Taiyō no netsu wa nendo o kataku suru.

Words

太陽 (たいよう)

sun; solar

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

熱 (ねつ)

heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion; enthusiasm; mania; craze; rage

は (は)

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

粘土 (ねんど、ねばつち)

clay

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.

硬い (かたい)

hard; solid; tough; stiff; tight; wooden; unpolished (e.g. writing); strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe; steady; honest; steadfast; obstinate; stubborn; bookish; formal; stuffy

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to