あなたにはまず最初に尋ねるべきだったでしょうか。

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あなた まず 最初 尋ねる べき だった でしょう

English Translation

Should I have asked you first?

Furigana

あなたにはまず最初(さいしょ)(たず)ねるべきだったでしょうか。

Romanji

Anata ni wa mazu saisho ni tazuneru beki datta deshō ka.

Words

貴方 (あなた)
you (referring to someone of equal or lower status); dear (what a wife calls a husband)
()
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
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
先ず (まず)
first (of all); to start with; about; almost; anyway; well; now; hardly (with neg. verb)
最初 (さいしょ)
beginning; outset; first; onset
尋ねる (たずねる)
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into; to investigate
可し (べし)
shall; should; must
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
デス (デス)
death
()
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

Kanji

Readings: サイ、 シュ、 もっと.も、 つま
Meanings: utmost, most, extreme
Readings: ショ、 はじ.め、 はじ.めて、 はつ、 はつ-、 うい-、 -そ.める、 -ぞ.め
Meanings: first time, beginning
Readings: ジン、 たず.ねる、 ひろ
Meanings: inquire, fathom, look for