私は必要は発明の母なりという意見を持っている。

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English Translation

I am of the opinion that necessity is the mother of invention.

Furigana

私(わたし)は必要(ひつよう)は発明(はつめい)の母(はは)なりという意見(いけん)を持(も)っている。

Romanji

Watashi wa hitsuyō wa hatsumei no haha nari toiu iken o motteiru.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

は (は)

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

必要 (ひつよう)

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

発明 (はつめい)

invention; intelligent; clever; being enlightened; having the meaning of everything become clear

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

母 (はは、はわ、かか、おも、いろは、あも)

mother

なり (なり)

or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still; with previous state still in effect

と言う (という、とゆう)

called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X

意見 (いけん)

opinion; view; comment

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.

持つ (もつ)

to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry; to possess; to have; to own; to maintain; to keep; to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive; to take charge of; to be in charge of