英語を学ぼうとする学生は一冊良い英英辞典を手元に置いておくべきだ。

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English Translation

All students of English should have a good English-English dictionary at hand.

Furigana

英語(えいご)を学(まな)ぼうとする学生(がくせい)は一(いち)冊(さつ)良(よ)い英(えい)英(えい)辞典(じてん)を手元(てもと)に置(お)いておくべきだ。

Romanji

Eigo o manabou to suru gakusei wa ichi satsu yoi Ei Ei jiten o temoto ni oiteoku beki da.

Words

英語 (えいご)

English (language)

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.

学ぶ (まなぶ)

to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

学生 (がくせい)

student (esp. a university student)

は (は)

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

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

冊 (さつ)

counter for books; volume

良い (よい)

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable; sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared; profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial; OK

英 (えい)

Britain; British

辞典 (じてん、ことばてん)

dictionary

手元 (てもと)

at hand; on hand; nearby; close at hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money; grip; handle

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

置く (おく)

to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire; to employ; to place (one's trust, one's faith, etc); to bear (in mind etc); to put down a tool (e.g. a pen) hence stopping what one is doing with that tool; to take in (boarders, etc.); to provide lodging in one's house; to separate spatially or temporally; to do something in advance; to leave something in a certain state; to keep something in a certain state

可し (べし)

shall; should; must

だ (だ)

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