洋服にお金を全部使ってしまわないくらいの分別を持つべきだ。

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English Translation

You should know better than to spend all your money on clothes.

Furigana

洋服(ようふく)にお金(かね)を全部(ぜんぶ)使(つか)ってしまわないくらいの分別(ふんべつ)を持(も)つべきだ。

Romanji

Yōfuku ni okane o zenbu tsukatteshimawanai kurai no funbetsu o motsu beki da.

Words

洋服 (ようふく)

Western-style clothes (cf traditional Japanese clothes)

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

お金 (おかね)

money

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.

全部 (ぜんぶ)

all; entire; whole; altogether

使う (つかう)

to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; to consume; to use (language); to speak

くらい (くらい、ぐらい)

approximately; about; around; or so; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; so ... that ...; at least; as ... as ...; like

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

分別 (ふんべつ)

discernment; discretion; judgement; judgment; discrimination

持つ (もつ)

to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry; to possess; to have; to own; to maintain; to keep; to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive; to take charge of; to be in charge of

可し (べし)

shall; should; must

だ (だ)

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