言葉は思想を表すのに役立つ。

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言葉は思想を表すのに役立つ。

English Translation

Words serve to express ideas.

Furigana

言葉(ことば)は思想(しそう)を表(あらわ)すのに役立(やくだ)つ。

Romanji

Kotoba wa shisō o arawasu no ni yakudatsu.

Words

言葉 (ことば、けとば)

language; dialect; word; words; phrase; term; expression; remark; speech; (manner of) speaking

は (は)

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

思想 (しそう)

thought; idea; ideology

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.

現す (あらわす)

to reveal; to show; to display; to express; to represent; to signify; to stand for; to make widely known

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

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

役立つ (やくだつ)

to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose