ある種の行動はその少年に特徴的だ。

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ある種の行動はその少年に特徴的だ。

English Translation

That kind of behavior is characteristic of the boy.

Furigana

ある種(たね)の行動(こうどう)はその少年(しょうねん)に特徴的(とくちょうてき)だ。

Romanji

Aru tane no kōdō wa sono shōnen ni tokuchōteki da.

Words

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...

種 (たね)

seed; pip; kind; variety; quality; tone; material; matter; subject; theme; (news) copy; leaven (bread); cause; source; trick; secret; inside story

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

行動 (こうどう)

action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation

は (は)

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

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

少年 (しょうねん)

boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad

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

特徴的 (とくちょうてき)

characteristic

だ (だ)

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