あなたは御両親の期待に応えるべきだ。

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あなたは御両親の期待に応えるべきだ。

English Translation

You ought to live up to your parents' hopes.

Furigana

あなたは御(ご)両親(りょうしん)の期待(きたい)に応(こた)えるべきだ。

Romanji

Anata wa go ryōshin no kitai ni kotaeru beki da.

Words

貴方 (あなた)

you (referring to someone of equal or lower status); dear (what a wife calls a husband)

は (は)

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

御 (ご)

honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix

両親 (りょうしん、ふたおや)

parents; both parents

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

期待 (きたい)

expectation; anticipation; hope

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

応える (こたえる)

to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home; to have an effect on; to be hard on someone (e.g. heat, cold, work, illness, etc.); to be a strain

可し (べし)

shall; should; must

だ (だ)

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