もし、あなたが税金を払う身であれば、そんなことは言わないはずですよ。
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English Translation
If you were footing the bill, you wouldn't say that.
Furigana
もし、あなたが税金 を払 う身 であれば、そんなことは言 わないはずですよ。
Romanji
Moshi, anata ga zeikin o harau mi de areba, sonna koto wa iwanai hazu desu yo.
Words
若し
(もし)
if; in case; supposing
貴方
(あなた)
you (referring to someone of equal or lower status); dear (what a wife calls a husband)
が
(が)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
税金
(ぜいきん)
tax; duty
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.
払う
(はらう)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to clear away; to dust off; to cut off (e.g. branches); to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention); to show (e.g. respect, concern); to make (e.g. effort, sacrifice); to expend; to exert; to move out (of one's own place); to vacate; to sweep (e.g. one's legs); to knock aside; to make a sweeping stroke (in Japanese calligraphy); to reset (an abacus)
身
(み)
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.); wood (as opposed to bark); blade (as opposed to its handle); container (as opposed to its lid)
だ
(だ)
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
或
(ある)
a certain ...; some ...
そんな
(そんな)
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
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
言う
(いう、ゆう)
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
筈
(はず)
expectation that something took place, will take place or was in some state; it should be so; bound to be; expected to be; must be; nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
です
(です)
be; is
よ
(よ)
indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, etc.; used when calling out to someone; used to catch one's breath or get someone's attention; yo!