よい友を選ぶことは大切だ。

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よい友を選ぶことは大切だ。

English Translation

It is important for us to choose good friends.

Furigana

よい友(とも)を選(えら)ぶことは大切(たいせつ)だ。

Romanji

Yoi tomo o erabu koto wa taisetsu da.

Words

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

友 (とも)

friend; companion; comrade; pal

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.

選ぶ (えらぶ)

to choose; to select

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

は (は)

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

大切 (たいせつ、たいせち)

important; necessary; indispensable; beloved; precious; dear; cherished; valuable; careful

だ (だ)

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