私たちは両親を尊敬し、愛しているがゆえに、両親に従う。

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English Translation

We obey our parents because we honor them and we love them.

Furigana

私(わたし)たちは両親(りょうしん)を尊敬(そんけい)し、愛(あい)しているがゆえに、両親(りょうしん)に従(したが)う。

Romanji

Watashitachi wa ryōshin o sonkeishi, aishiteiru ga yueni, ryōshin ni shitagau.

Words

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

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

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.

尊敬 (そんけい)

respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor

愛す (あいす)

to love

が (が)

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

故に (ゆえに)

therefore; consequently

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

従う (したがう)

to abide (by the rules); to obey; to follow; to accompany