社会を先に正すべきだという人がいるが、それは順序が逆である。

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English Translation

Some say society should be corrected first, but that is to put the cart before the horse.

Furigana

社会(しゃかい)を先(さき)に正(ただ)すべきだという人(ひと)がいるが、それは順序(じゅんじょ)が逆(ぎゃく)である。

Romanji

Shakai o saki ni tadasu beki da toiu hito ga iru ga, sore wa junjo ga gyaku de aru.

Words

社会 (しゃかい)

society; public; community; the world; social studies

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.

先 (さき)

previous; prior; former; some time ago; preceding; point (e.g. pencil); tip; end; nozzle; head (of a line); front; ahead; the other side; the future; hereafter; destination; the other party

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

正す (ただす)

to correct; to reform; to amend; to redress; to adjust; to straighten; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify; to make sure of; to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question

可し (べし)

shall; should; must

だ (だ)

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

と言う (という、とゆう)

called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X

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

が (が)

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

居る (いる)

to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; (after the -te form of a verb) verb indicating continuing action or state (i.e. to be ..ing, to have been ..ing)

其れ (それ)

that (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind); it; that time; then; there (indicating a place near the listener); you

は (は)

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

順序 (じゅんじょ)

order; sequence; procedure

逆 (ぎゃく)

reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.)

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...