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ある国を知りたければ.その国の歴史を学ばねばならない。

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ある 知りたければ その 歴史 学ばねばならない

English Translation

If you are to know a nation, you must learn its history.

Furigana

ある(くに)()りたければ.その(くに)歴史(れきし)(まな)ばねばならない。

Romanji

Aru kuni o shiritakereba sono kuni no rekishi o manabanebanaranai.

Words

(ある)
a certain ...; some ...
(くに)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan); land; earth
()
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.
知る (しる)
to be aware of; to know; to be conscious of; to cognize; to cognise; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to remember; to be acquainted with (a procedure); to experience; to go through; to learn; to be acquainted with (a person); to get to know; to concern
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...
()
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
歴史 (れきし)
history
学ぶ (まなぶ)
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in

Kanji

Readings: コク、 くに
Meaning: country
Readings: チ、 し.る、 し.らせる
Meanings: know, wisdom
Readings: レキ、 レッキ
Meanings: curriculum, continuation, passage of time
Reading: 
Meanings: history, chronicle
Readings: ガク、 まな.ぶ
Meanings: study, learning, science