母親の忠告なら友人の助言よりも大切だ。

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母親の忠告なら友人の助言よりも大切だ。

English Translation

A mother's advice would outweigh a friend's.

Furigana

母親(ははおや)の忠告(ちゅうこく)なら友人(ゆうじん)の助言(じょげん)よりも大切(たいせつ)だ。

Romanji

Hahaoya no chūkoku nara yūjin no jogen yori mo taisetsu da.

Words

母親 (ははおや)

mother

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

忠告 (ちゅうこく)

advice; warning

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

友人 (ゆうじん)

friend

助言 (じょげん、じょごん)

advice; suggestion

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

大切 (たいせつ、たいせち)

important; necessary; indispensable; beloved; precious; dear; cherished; valuable; careful