植物には水のほかに太陽の光が絶対必要である。

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English Translation

In addition to water, sunshine is absolutely necessary for plant life.

Furigana

植物(しょくぶつ)には水(みず)のほかに太陽(たいよう)の光(ひかり)が絶対(ぜったい)必要(ひつよう)である。

Romanji

Shokubutsu ni wa mizu no hoka ni taiyō no hikari ga zettai hitsuyō de aru.

Words

植物 (しょくぶつ)

plant; vegetation

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

は (は)

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

水 (みず、み)

water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout; break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout

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

他 (ほか)

other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but; nothing apart from; nothing aside from; no choice (but to); besides...; in addition to...

太陽 (たいよう)

sun; solar

光 (ひかり)

light

が (が)

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

絶対 (ぜったい)

absolutely; unconditionally; absolute; unconditional; unmistakable; absoluteness

必要 (ひつよう)

necessary; needed; essential; indispensable; necessity; need; requirement

だ (だ)

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