子供は両親よりもむしろ友達の真似をする。

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English Translation

Children imitate their friends rather than their parents.

Furigana

子供(こども)は両親(りょうしん)よりもむしろ友達(ともだち)の真似(まね)をする。

Romanji

Kodomo wa ryōshin yori mo mushiro tomodachi no mane o suru.

Words

子供 (こども)

child; children

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

より (より)

than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

寧ろ (むしろ)

rather; better; instead

友達 (ともだち)

friend; companion

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

真似 (まね)

imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action; conduct

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.

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to