アメリカ合衆国の同胞諸君、国家が諸君のために何をしてくれるかを求めず、諸君が国家のために何をできるかを求めよう。

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あめりか合衆国の同胞諸君、国家が諸君のために何をしてくれるかを求めず、諸君が国家のために何をできるかを求めよう。

English Translation

My fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.

Furigana

アメリカ合衆国(がっしゅうこく)の同胞(どうほう)諸君(しょくん)、国家(こっか)が諸君(しょくん)のために何(なに)をしてくれるかを求(もと)めず、諸君(しょくん)が国家(こっか)のために何(なに)をできるかを求(もと)めよう。

Romanji

Amerikagasshūkoku no dōhō shokun, kokka ga shokun no tameni nani o shitekureru ka o motomezu, shokun ga kokka no tameni nani o dekiru ka o motomeyou.

Words

アメリカ合衆国 (アメリカがっしゅうこく)

United States of America

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

同胞 (どうほう、どうぼう、はらから)

brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot

諸君 (しょくん)

Gentlemen!; Ladies!

国家 (こっか)

state; country; nation

が (が)

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

為に (ために)

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of; because of; as a result of

何 (なに、なん)

what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!

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.

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

か (か)

indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way

求める (もとめる)

to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for; to pursue (pleasure); to hunt (a job); to purchase; to buy

出来る (できる)

to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at; to be permitted (to do); to become intimate; to take up (with somebody); to grow; to be raised; to become pregnant