プロポーズもしないうちから、結婚式の計画をするのは、本末転倒だ。

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English Translation

Planning the wedding before proposing is putting the cart before the horse.

Furigana

プロポーズもしないうちから、結婚式(けっこんしき)の計画(けいかく)をするのは、本末転倒(ほんまつてんとう)だ。

Romanji

Puropo-zu mo shinai uchi kara, kekkonshiki no keikaku o suru no wa, honmatsutentō da.

Words

プロポーズ (プロポーズ)

(marriage) proposal

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

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

家 (うち、ち)

house; home (one's own); (one's) family; (one's) household

から (から)

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since

結婚式 (けっこんしき)

marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials

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

計画 (けいかく)

plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme

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.

は (は)

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

本末転倒 (ほんまつてんとう)

failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards

だ (だ)

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