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あなたが馬鹿者のように振る舞えば、馬鹿者として扱われる。

Sentence Analyzer

あなた 馬鹿者 ように 振る舞えば 馬鹿者 として 扱われる

English Translation

If you act like a fool, you must be treated as such.

Furigana

あなたが馬鹿者(ばかしゃ)のように()()えば、馬鹿者(ばかしゃ)として(あつか)われる。

Romanji

Anata ga bakasha no yōni furumaeba, bakasha toshite atsukawareru.

Words

貴方 (あなた)
you (referring to someone of equal or lower status); dear (what a wife calls a husband)
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
馬鹿者 (ばかもの)
moron; idiot; stupid person
()
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
様に (ように)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
振る舞う (ふるまう)
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
として (として)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
扱う (あつかう)
to deal with (a person); to treat; to handle; to take care of; to entertain; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to manage; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to work; to deal in; to sell; to cover (a topic); to treat; to discuss; to take up; to treat A as B; to mediate (an argument); to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to gossip

Kanji

Readings: バ、 うま、 うま-、 ま
Meaning: horse
鹿
Readings: ロク、 しか、 か
Meaning: deer
Readings: シャ、 もの
Meanings: someone, person
Readings: シン、 ふ.る、 ぶ.る、 ふ.り、 -ぶ.り、 ふ.るう
Meanings: shake, wave, wag, swing
Readings: ブ、 ま.う、 -ま.う、 まい
Meanings: dance, flit, circle, wheel
Readings: ソウ、 キュウ、 あつか.い、 あつか.う、 あつか.る、 こ.く
Meanings: handle, entertain, thresh, strip