私は両親の期待を裏切ってきた。

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私は両親の期待を裏切ってきた。

English Translation

I have been a disappointment to my parents.

Furigana

私(わたし)は両親(りょうしん)の期待(きたい)を裏切(うらぎ)ってきた。

Romanji

Watashi wa ryōshin no kitai o uragittekita.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

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

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

期待 (きたい)

expectation; anticipation; hope

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.

裏切る (うらぎる)

to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross