あなたのためになるような友人を選びなさい。
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English Translation
Choose such friends as will benefit you.
Furigana
あなたのためになるような友人 を選 びなさい。
Romanji
Anata no tameni naru yōna yūjin o erabi nasai.
Words
貴方
(あなた)
you (referring to someone of equal or lower status); dear (what a wife calls a husband)
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
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
成る
(なる)
to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...
様だ
(ようだ)
(usu. at sentence-end) seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; indicates hope, wish, request or mild command
友人
(ゆうじん)
friend
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.
選ぶ
(えらぶ)
to choose; to select
為さる
(なさる)
to do