一般的にいえば、男の子は長い髪の女の子が好きだ。

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English Translation

Generally speaking, boys like girls with long hair.

Furigana

一般的(いっぱんてき)にいえば、男(おとこ)の子(こ)は長(なが)い髪(かみ)の女(おんな)の子(こ)が好(す)きだ。

Romanji

Ippanteki ni ieba, otokonoko wa nagai kami no onnanoko ga suki da.

Words

一般的 (いっぱんてき)

popular; typical; general

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

結う (ゆう、いう)

to do up (hair); to braid; to fasten; to fix

男の子 (おとこのこ、おとこのコ)

boy; male child; baby boy

は (は)

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

長い (ながい)

long (distance); long (time); lengthy

髪 (かみ)

hair (on the head)

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

女の子 (おんなのこ、おんなのコ、おんにゃのこ)

girl

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

好き (すき)

liking; fondness; love

だ (だ)

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