私たちは、書物から楽しみを得ることができる。

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私たち は 、 書物 から 楽しみ を 得る こと が できる 。

English Translation

We can derive pleasure from books.

Furigana

私(わたし)たちは、書物(しょもつ)から楽(たの)しみを得(え)ることができる。

Romanji

Watashitachi wa, shomotsu kara tanoshimi o eru koto ga dekiru.

Words

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

は (は)

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

書物 (しょもつ)

books

から (から)

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since

楽しみ (たのしみ)

enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby; anticipation; looking forward to

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.

得る (うる)

to be able to ...; can ...; to get; to acquire; to obtain; to procure; to earn; to win; to gain; to secure; to attain

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

が (が)

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

出来る (できる)

to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at; to be permitted (to do); to become intimate; to take up (with somebody); to grow; to be raised; to become pregnant

Kanji

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

書

Readings: ショ、 か.く、 -が.き、 -がき

Meaning: write

物

Readings: ブツ、 モツ、 もの、 もの-

Meanings: thing, object, matter

楽

Readings: ガク、 ラク、 ゴウ、 たの.しい、 たの.しむ、 この.む

Meanings: music, comfort, ease

得

Readings: トク、 え.る、 う.る

Meanings: gain, get, find, earn, acquire, can, may, able to, profit, advantage, benefit