どう考えても今は新事業を起こすべきではない。

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English Translation

This is hardly the time to start a new enterprise.

Furigana

どう考(かんが)えても今(いま)は新(しん)事業(じぎょう)を起(お)こすべきではない。

Romanji

Dō kangaete mo ima wa shin jigyō o okosu beki de wa nai.

Words

如何 (どう、いかが、いか)

how; in what way; how about

考える (かんがえる)

to think about; to take into consideration; to ponder; to reflect; to try to come at a conclusion; to think over (something); to intend; to decide (to do); to plan; to come up with; to devise; to scheme; to predict; to anticipate; to expect; to suspect; to doubt; to consider (somebody to be something); to look on

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

今 (いま)

now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately; (one) more

は (は)

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

新 (しん)

new; neo-; Gregorian calendar; Xin (dynasty of China)

事業 (じぎょう、ことわざ)

project; enterprise; business; industry; operations; venture; service; act; deed; conduct

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.

起こす (おこす)

to raise; to raise up; to set up; to pick up; to wake; to wake up; to waken; to awaken; to cause; to bring about; to lead to; to trigger; to give rise to; to create; to generate (e.g. heat, electricity); to produce; to start; to begin; to launch; to establish; to found; to set up; to open; to plough; to plow; to till; to fall ill with; to transcribe; to write down (what is spoken); to turn over (a card)

可し (べし)

shall; should; must

だ (だ)

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

ない (ない)

not; emphatic suffix