人間は大昔に道具の使用を覚えた。

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人間は大昔に道具の使用を覚えた。

English Translation

Man learned early to use tools.

Furigana

人間(にんげん)は大昔(おおむかし)に道具(どうぐ)の使用(しよう)を覚(おぼ)えた。

Romanji

Ningen wa ōmukashi ni dōgu no shiyō o oboeta.

Words

人間 (にんげん)

human being; person; man; mankind; humankind; character (of a person)

は (は)

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

大昔 (おおむかし)

great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago

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

道具 (どうぐ)

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

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

使用 (しよう)

use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation

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.

覚える (おぼえる)

to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember; to learn; to pick up; to acquire; to feel; to think; to regard