老人は役に立つ忠告を１つしてくれた。

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老人は役に立つ忠告を１つしてくれた。

English Translation

The old man gave me a useful piece of advice.

Furigana

老人(ろうじん)は役(やく)に立(た)つ忠告(ちゅうこく)を１つしてくれた。

Romanji

Rōjin wa yakunitatsu chūkoku o hitotsu shitekureta.

Words

老人 (ろうじん)

the aged; old person

は (は)

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

役に立つ (やくにたつ)

to be helpful; to be useful

忠告 (ちゅうこく)

advice; warning

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.

一つ (ひとつ)

one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it")

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to