最近、目上の人に敬語を使わない若者が多い。

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English Translation

Recently there are a lot of young people who don't use respectful language to their superiors.

Furigana

最近(さいきん)、目上(めうえ)の人(ひと)に敬語(けいご)を使(つか)わない若者(わかもの)が多(おお)い。

Romanji

Saikin, meue no hito ni keigo o tsukawanai wakamono ga ōi.

Words

最近 (さいきん)

most recent; these days; right now; recently; nowadays

目上 (めうえ)

superior; superiors; senior

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

人 (ひと、ヒト)

man; person; human being; mankind; people; human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species; character; personality; man of talent; true man; another person; other people; others; adult

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

敬語 (けいご)

honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language

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.

使う (つかう)

to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; to consume; to use (language); to speak

若者 (わかもの)

young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters

が (が)

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

多い (おおい)

many; numerous