誰かが無理してまであなたを手伝ってくれた時にはお礼状を書きなさい。

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English Translation

Write a thank-you note when someone goes out of his or her way to help you.

Furigana

誰(だれ)かが無理(むり)してまであなたを手伝(てつだ)ってくれた時(とき)にはお礼状(れいじょう)を書(か)きなさい。

Romanji

Dare ka ga murishite made anata o tetsudattekureta tokini wa o reijō o kaki nasai.

Words

誰 (だれ、たれ、た)

who

か (か)

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

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

無理 (むり)

unreasonable; unnatural; unjustifiable; impossible; forcible; forced; compulsory; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate; to work too hard; to try too hard; irrational

迄 (まで)

until (a time); till; to; up to; to (a place); as far as; to (an extent); up to; so far as; even; only; merely

貴方 (あなた)

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

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.

手伝う (てつだう)

to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in

時に (ときに)

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally

は (は)

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

御 (お、おん)

honorific/polite/humble prefix

礼状 (れいじょう)

acknowledgment; acknowledgement; letter of thanks

書く (かく)

to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint