利己的な行動をするべきではない。

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利己的な行動をするべきではない。

English Translation

You ought not to act selfishly.

Furigana

利己的(りこてき)な行動(こうどう)をするべきではない。

Romanji

Rikoteki na kōdō o suru beki de wa nai.

Words

利己的 (りこてき)

selfish

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

行動 (こうどう)

action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation

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.

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

可し (べし)

shall; should; must

は (は)

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

ない (ない)

not; emphatic suffix