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子どもは親が言うことを信じるものだ。

Sentence Analyzer

子ども 言う こと 信じる もの

English Translation

Children will believe what their parents tell them.

Furigana

()どもは(おや)()うことを(しん)じるものだ。

Romanji

Kodomo wa oya ga iu koto o shinjiru mono da.

Words

子供 (こども)
child; children
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(おや)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); founder; (pet) owner
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
言う (いう、ゆう)
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
(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
()
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.
信じる (しんじる)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
(もの、もん)
person
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: シ、 ス、 ツ、 こ、 -こ、 ね
Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
Readings: シン、 おや、 おや-、 した.しい、 した.しむ
Meanings: parent, intimacy, relative, familiarity, dealer (cards)
Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと
Meanings: say, word
Reading: シン
Meanings: faith, truth, fidelity, trust