私は今日、外出することを控えよう。

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私は今日、外出することを控えよう。

English Translation

I'll abstain from going out today.

Furigana

私(わたし)は今日(きょう)、外出(がいしゅつ)することを控(ひか)えよう。

Romanji

Watashi wa kyō, gaishutsusuru koto o hikaeyou.

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

今日 (きょう、こんにち、こんち、こんじつ)

today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays

外出 (がいしゅつ、そとで)

outing; trip; going out

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

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.

控える (ひかえる)

to be temperate in; to refrain; to abstain; to hold back; to restrain oneself from excessive ...; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for; to be soon; to be in the offing; to be in a close relationship (e.g. as a backer, etc.)