(のうぎょう)

agriculture

(どろーん)

drone

(つかう)

to use

(のうか)

farmer / farm household

(ふえる)

to increase; to grow

(にほん)

Japan

(こうれいか)

ageing (of a population)

(すすむ)

to advance, to progress

(わかい)

young

(ひと)

person / people

(すくない)

few, scarce

(ひろい)

wide; spacious

(はたけ)

Farm field; cultivated field

(せわ)

care; looking after

(たいへん)

tough, serious

(そこで)

and so, therefore

(そら)

sky

(くすり)

medicine

(まく)

to scatter, throw

(あるく)

to walk

(ずっと)

continuously; all along

(はやい)

fast

(おわる)

to end

(かめら)

camera

(しゃしん)

photograph

(とる)

to take (a photo)

(げんき)

Healthy; energetic; lively

(ばしょ)

place

(しらべる)

to investigate; to survey

(だけ)

only, just

(ひりょう)

fertilizer

(いれる)

to put in

(とばす)

to send flying; to launch

(れんしゅう)

practice, training

(きょか)

permission, approval

(ひつよう)

necessary / needed

(けん)

prefecture

(し)

city

(きょうしつ)

classroom; class, workshop

(ひらく)

to open, to hold (event)

(ねだん)

price

(まだ)

still; yet

(たかい)

expensive; high

(きかい)

machine

(かりる)

to borrow

(さーびす)

service

(はじまる)

to begin

is doing, has been doing (ongoing state/action)

Expresses a continuing action or resulting state. Formed with て-form + いる. Can describe an action in progress or a state resulting from a past change.

because of, due to

Indicates a reason or cause. More formal than から or ので. Can follow nouns (の + ため) or plain-form verbs/adjectives.

to become

Expresses a change of state; Kawai became the new commissioner of the Sports Agency.

and then ~ (te-form linking actions)

The te-form links two actions in sequence without ending the sentence. 歩いてまく means "walk and (then) spray", and 写真を撮って、…調べる means "take photos and then check".

than / more than

Indicates comparison. Used to say prices rose on average 2.8% compared to last year.

can do ..., to be able to ...

Verb dictionary form + ことができる expresses ability or possibility. More formal than the potential verb form. Common in written Japanese and announcements.

in order to ~

Dictionary form + には indicates a condition required to achieve a goal. To deliver nengajō on Jan 1, you must mail by Dec 25.

but / however (contrast)

Conjunctive particle used to connect two clauses with contrasting or unexpected information.

potential form (can do)

入れられる is the potential form of 入れる — 'can put (things) in'. It describes what the furniture allows you to do.

農業でドローンを使う農家が増える

More farmers are using drones in agriculture

日本では農家の高齢化が進んでいます。

In Japan, the aging of farmers is advancing.

若い人が少ないため、広い畑の世話が大変になりました。

Because there are few young people, caring for the wide fields has become hard.

そこで、ドローンを使う農家が増えています。

And so the number of farmers who use drones is increasing.

ドローンは空から畑に薬をまきます。

The drone sprays chemicals onto the fields from the sky.

人が歩いてまくより、ずっと速く終わります。

It finishes far faster than when a person walks along spraying.

カメラで写真を撮って、元気がない場所を調べることもできます。

It can also take photos with a camera and check the spots where the crops are not doing well.

農家はその場所にだけ肥料を入れます。

The farmer puts fertilizer only on those spots.

ドローンを飛ばすには、練習と許可が必要です。

In order to fly a drone, practice and permission are necessary.

県や市は、農家のための教室を開いています。

Prefectures and cities are holding classes for farmers.

値段はまだ高いですが、機械を借りられるサービスも始まりました。

The price is still high, but a service that lets you rent the machines has also started.