石油はたいへんわたしたちの役に立つ。

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石油 たいへん わたしたち 役に立つ

English Translation

Oil is of great use to us.

Furigana

石油(せきゆ)はたいへんわたしたちの(やく)()つ。

Romanji

Sekiyu wa taihen watashitachi no yakunitatsu.

Words

石油 (せきゆ)
oil; petroleum; kerosene
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
大変 (たいへん)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; great; serious; grave; dreadful; terrible; difficult; hard; major incident; disaster
私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)
we; us
()
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

Kanji

Readings: セキ、 シャク、 コク、 いし
Meaning: stone
Readings: ユ、 ユウ、 あぶら
Meanings: oil, fat
Readings: ヤク、 エキ
Meanings: duty, war, campaign, drafted labor, office, service, role
Readings: リツ、 リュウ、 リットル、 た.つ、 -た.つ、 た.ち-、 た.てる、 -た.てる、 た.て-、 たて-、 -た.て、 -だ.て、 -だ.てる
Meanings: stand up, rise, set up, erect