事態はすばやい行動を必要とするように思えた。

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English Translation

The situation seemed to call for immediate action.

Furigana

事態(じたい)はすばやい行動(こうどう)を必要(ひつよう)とするように思(おも)えた。

Romanji

Jitai wa subayai kōdō o hitsuyō to suru yōni omoeta.

Words

事態 (じたい)

situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances

は (は)

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

素早い (すばやい)

fast; quick; prompt; nimble; agile; quick (to understand); sharp (judgement)

行動 (こうどう)

action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation

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.

必要 (ひつよう)

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

と (と)

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

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

様に (ように)

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

思える (おもえる)

to seem; to appear likely