私の父親は貧しい人々を決して軽蔑しなかった。

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English Translation

My father never looked down on the poor.

Furigana

私(わたし)の父親(ちちおや)は貧(まず)しい人々(ひとびと)を決(けっ)して軽蔑(けいべつ)しなかった。

Romanji

Watashi no chichioya wa mazushii hitobito o kesshite keibetsushinakatta.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

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

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

父親 (ちちおや)

father

は (は)

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

貧しい (まずしい)

poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty; skimpy; slight; inadequate

人々 (ひとびと、にんにん)

each person; people; men and women; everybody

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.

決して (けっして、けして)

never; by no means; not in the least; in no way

軽蔑 (けいべつ)

scorn; disdain; contempt