メアリーは友達の忠告を聞こうとしない。

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メアリー 友達 忠告 聞こう しない

English Translation

Mary won't listen to her friend's advice.

Furigana

メアリーは友達(ともだち)忠告(ちゅうこく)()こうとしない。

Romanji

Meari- wa tomodachi no chūkoku o kikou to shinai.

Words

()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
友達 (ともだち)
friend; companion
()
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
忠告 (ちゅうこく)
advice; warning
()
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.
聞く (きく)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to query; to learn of; to hear about; to follow (advice); to comply with; to smell (esp. incense); to sample fragrance
()
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

Kanji

Readings: ユウ、 とも
Meaning: friend
Readings: タツ、 ダ、 -たち
Meanings: accomplished, reach, arrive, attain
Reading: チュウ
Meanings: loyalty, fidelity, faithfulness
Readings: コク、 つ.げる
Meanings: revelation, tell, inform, announce
Readings: ブン、 モン、 き.く、 き.こえる
Meanings: hear, ask, listen