蔵書があるということと、それを活用することとは別のことだ。

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English Translation

To own a library is one thing and to use it is another.

Furigana

蔵書(ぞうしょ)があるということと、それを活用(かつよう)することとは別(べつ)のことだ。

Romanji

Zōsho ga aru toiu koto to, sore o katsuyōsuru koto to wa betsu no koto da.

Words

蔵書 (ぞうしょ)

book collection; library

が (が)

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

有る (ある)

to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

と言う (という、とゆう)

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

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

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

其れ (それ)

that (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind); it; that time; then; there (indicating a place near the listener); you

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.

活用 (かつよう)

practical use; application; conjugation; declension; inflection

は (は)

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

別 (べつ、べち)

distinction; difference; different; another; particular; separate; extra; exception

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

だ (だ)

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