あなたに役に立つような本を読みなさい。

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あなたに役に立つような本を読みなさい。

English Translation

Read such a book as will be useful to you.

Furigana

あなたに役(やく)に立(た)つような本(ほん)を読(よ)みなさい。

Romanji

Anata ni yakunitatsu yōna hon o yomi nasai.

Words

貴方 (あなた)

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

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

役に立つ (やくにたつ)

to be helpful; to be useful

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

本 (ほん)

book; volume; script; this; present; main; head; real; regular; counter for long cylindrical things; counter for films, TV shows, etc.; counter for goals, home runs, etc.; counter for telephone calls

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.

読む (よむ)

to read; to count; to guess; to predict; to read (someone's thoughts); to see (e.g. into someone's heart); to divine

為さる (なさる)

to do