若者の夢をくじくような言い方はやめてほしい。

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English Translation

I wish people would stop saying things in ways that crush young dreams.

Furigana

若者(わかもの)の夢(ゆめ)をくじくような言(いかた)い方()はやめてほしい。

Romanji

Wakamono no yume o kujiku yōna iikata wa yamete hoshii.

Words

若者 (わかもの)

young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters

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

夢 (ゆめ)

dream

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.

挫く (くじく)

to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten; to dispirit; to depress; to unnerve; to crush

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

言い方 (いいかた)

way of talking; speaking style

は (は)

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

止める (やめる)

to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to end; to quit; to cancel; to abandon; to give up; to abolish; to abstain; to refrain

欲しい (ほしい)

wanted; wished for; in need of; desired; I want (you) to