幼い子供が警官より走るのが速いと信じるのは理屈に合わない。

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English Translation

It is absurd to believe that young children can run faster than policemen.

Furigana

幼(おさな)い子供(こども)が警官(けいかん)より走(はし)るのが速(はや)いと信(しん)じるのは理屈(りくつ)に合(あ)わない。

Romanji

Osanai kodomo ga keikan yori hashiru no ga hayai to shinjiru no wa rikutsu ni awanai.

Words

幼い (おさない、いとけない)

very young; childish; immature

子供 (こども)

child; children

が (が)

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

警官 (けいかん)

policeman

より (より)

than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more

走る (はしる)

to run; to travel (movement of vehicles); to drive; to hurry to; to retreat (from battle); to take flight; to run away from home; to elope; to tend heavily toward

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

早い (はやい)

fast; quick; hasty; brisk; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet; (too) early; easy; simple; quick

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

信じる (しんじる)

to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

は (は)

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

理屈 (りくつ)

theory; reason

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

合う (あう、おう)

to come together; to merge; to unite; to meet; to fit; to match; to suit; to agree with; to be correct; to be profitable; to be equitable; to do ... to each other; to do ... together