人の好みは説明できないものだ。

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人の好みは説明できないものだ。

English Translation

There is no accounting for tastes.

Furigana

人(ひと)の好(この)みは説明(せつめい)できないものだ。

Romanji

Hito no konomi wa setsumei dekinai mono da.

Words

人 (ひと、ヒト)

man; person; human being; mankind; people; human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species; character; personality; man of talent; true man; another person; other people; others; adult

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

好み (このみ)

liking; taste; choice

は (は)

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

説明 (せつめい)

explanation; exposition

出来る (できる)

to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at; to be permitted (to do); to become intimate; to take up (with somebody); to grow; to be raised; to become pregnant

者 (もの、もん)

person

だ (だ)

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