若者は己の貪欲の犠牲になりがちである。

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若者は己の貪欲の犠牲になりがちである。

English Translation

Young men are apt to fall a victim to their own avarice.

Furigana

若者(わかもの)は己(おのれ)の貪欲(どんよく)の犠牲(ぎせい)になりがちである。

Romanji

Wakamono wa onore no don'yoku no gisei ni narigachi de aru.

Words

若者 (わかもの)

young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters

は (は)

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

己 (おどれ、おんどれ)

you

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

貪欲 (どんよく、とんよく、たんよく)

avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)

犠牲 (ぎせい)

victim; sacrifice; scapegoat

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

だ (だ)

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

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...