彼はいつまでも好奇心を失わない。いわば永遠の青年だ。
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English Translation
He never loses his curiosity; he is, as it were, an eternal youth.
Furigana
Romanji
Kare wa itsu made mo kōkishin o ushinawanai. iwaba eien no seinen da.
Words
彼
(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
何時
(いつ)
when; how soon
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
も
(も)
too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other
好奇心
(こうきしん)
curiosity; inquisitiveness
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.
失う
(うしなう)
to lose; to part with
言わば
(いわば)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
永遠
(えいえん)
eternity; perpetuity; immortality; permanence
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
青年
(せいねん)
youth; young man
だ
(だ)
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
Kanji
Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: コウ、 この.む、 す.く、 よ.い、 い.い
Meanings: fond, pleasing, like something
Readings: キ、 く.しき、 あや.しい、 くし、 めずら.しい
Meanings: strange, strangeness, curiosity
Readings: シン、 こころ、 -ごころ
Meanings: heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61)
Readings: シツ、 うしな.う、 う.せる
Meanings: lose, error, fault, disadvantage, loss
Readings: エイ、 なが.い
Meanings: eternity, long, lengthy
Readings: エン、 オン、 とお.い
Meanings: distant, far
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 あお、 あお-、 あお.い
Meanings: blue, green
Readings: ネン、 とし
Meanings: year, counter for years