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われわれ
我々
はエネルギーの
じゅよう
需要
を
へ
減
らさなくてはならない。
We must reduce energy demand.
Grammar and points of interest
particle を particle を
 
direct object marker
我々はエネルギーの需要を減らさなくてはならない。
verb なくて form + はなりません verb なくて form + はなりません
 
have to do
我々はエネルギーの需要を減らさなくてはならない。
Conjugations and inflections
  減らさなくて is the te form of the plain negative form of 'su' godan verb 減らす   ALL INFLECTIONS
Words
わ れ わ れ 0
Most common form: 我我
we
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エ ネ ル ギ ー 2 エ ネ ル ギ ー 3
noun
1. energy  (see also: エナジー; originally from German 'Energie')
2. strength; power; stamina; get-up-and-go
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じ ゅ よ う 0
noun
demand; request
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へ ら す 0 へ ら す 3
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten  (opposite: 増やす)
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は
particle
1. topic marker particle  (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
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Kanji
我
ガ   I; myself   われ    わが-    
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戈
tasseled spear
扌
hand
々
(kanji repetition symbol)   
需
ジュ    need, demand   
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而
ジ   しかも and then, moreover   
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⻗
フ   あめ rain   
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要
ヨウ   いる to need   かなめ pivotal point   
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女
ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
覀
west
減
ゲン   へる become less   へらす reduce   
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咸
all, together, same   
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戊
number 5, 5th   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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氵
スイ   みず water   
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