砂漠ではらくだは移動の手段として車より重要だ。

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English Translation

In the desert, camels are more important than cars for transportation.

Furigana

砂漠(さばく)ではらくだは移動(いどう)の手段(しゅだん)として車(くるま)より重要(じゅうよう)だ。

Romanji

Sabaku de wa rakuda wa idō no shudan toshite kuruma yori jūyō da.

Words

砂漠 (さばく)

desert

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

は (は)

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

駱駝 (らくだ、ラクダ)

camel

移動 (いどう)

movement; transfer; migration; removal; travel; mobile; moving; traveling; travelling; roving

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

手段 (しゅだん)

means; way; measure

として (として)

as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...

車 (くるま)

car; automobile; vehicle; wheel

より (より)

than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more

重要 (じゅうよう)

important; momentous; essential; principal; major

だ (だ)

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