若い人たちは、年老いた人たちに親切にすべきだ。

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English Translation

The young should be kind to the old.

Furigana

若(わか)い人(ひと)たちは、年老(としお)いた人(ひと)たちに親切(しんせつ)にすべきだ。

Romanji

Wakai hitotachi wa, toshioita hitotachi ni shinsetsu ni su beki da.

Words

若い (わかい)

young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small

人達 (ひとたち)

people

は (は)

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

年老いる (としおいる)

to grow old

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

親切 (しんせつ)

kindness; gentleness

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

可し (べし)

shall; should; must

だ (だ)

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