小麦粉はケーキの主な材料だ。

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小麦粉はケーキの主な材料だ。

English Translation

Flour is the main ingredient in cakes.

Furigana

小麦粉(こむぎこ)はケーキの主(おも)な材料(ざいりょう)だ。

Romanji

Komugiko wa ke-ki no omona zairyō da.

Words

小麦粉 (こむぎこ)

wheat flour

は (は)

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

ケーキ (ケーキ)

cake

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

主 (おも)

chief; main; principal; important; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)

材料 (ざいりょう)

ingredients; material

だ (だ)

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