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我々は戦時中は石油なしで済まさなければならなかった。

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我々 戦時中 石油 なし 済まさなければならなかった

English Translation

We had to do without oil during the war.

Furigana

我々(われわれ)戦時中(せんじちゅう)石油(せきゆ)なしで()まさなければならなかった。

Romanji

Wareware wa senjichū wa sekiyu nashi de sumasanakerebanaranakatta.

Words

我々 (われわれ)
we
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
戦時中 (せんじちゅう)
during the war
石油 (せきゆ)
oil; petroleum; kerosene
無い (ない)
nonexistent; not being (there); unpossessed; unowned; not had; unique; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility; not ...; to not be...; to have not ...
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
済ます (すます)
to finish; to get it over with; to conclude; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)

Kanji

Readings: ガ、 われ、 わ、 わ.が-、 わが-
Meanings: ego, I, selfish, our, oneself
Readings: セン、 いくさ、 たたか.う、 おのの.く、 そよ.ぐ、 わなな.く
Meanings: war, battle, match
Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき
Meanings: time, hour
Readings: チュウ、 なか、 うち、 あた.る
Meanings: in, inside, middle, mean, center
Readings: セキ、 シャク、 コク、 いし
Meaning: stone
Readings: ユ、 ユウ、 あぶら
Meanings: oil, fat
Readings: サイ、 セイ、 す.む、 -ず.み、 -ずみ、 す.まない、 す.ます、 -す.ます、 すく.う、 な.す、 わたし、 わた.る
Meanings: finish, come to an end, excusable, need not