少なくとも月に一度は両親に手紙を出すことを忘れてはならない。

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English Translation

You must not forget to write to your parents at least once a month.

Furigana

少(すく)なくとも月(つき)に一(いち)度(ど)は両親(りょうしん)に手紙(てがみ)を出(だ)すことを忘(わす)れてはならない。

Romanji

Sukunakutomo tsuki ni ichi do wa ryōshin ni tegami o dasu koto o wasurete wanaranai.

Words

少なくとも (すくなくとも)

at least

月 (つき)

moon; month

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

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

度 (ど)

degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences and times; strength (of alcohol)

は (は)

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

両親 (りょうしん、ふたおや)

parents; both parents

手紙 (てがみ)

letter

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.

出す (だす)

to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to show; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish; to make public; to send (e.g. letter); to produce (a sound); to start (fire); to serve (food); to begin ...; to start to ...; to burst into ...

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

忘れる (わすれる)

to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)

ば (ば)

if ... then; when; and; why don't you...?; the more (one does something); because; since