幸福を願うのはごく普通のことだ。

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幸福を願うのはごく普通のことだ。

English Translation

It is only normal to want to be happy.

Furigana

幸福(こうふく)を願(ねが)うのはごく普通(ふつう)のことだ。

Romanji

Kōfuku o negau no wa goku futsū no koto da.

Words

幸福 (こうふく)

happiness; blessedness; joy; well-being

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.

願う (ねがう)

to desire; to wish; to hope; to beg; to request; to implore; to pray; to have something done for oneself

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

は (は)

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

極 (ごく)

quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion

普通 (ふつう)

general; ordinary; usual; normally; generally; usually; train that stops at every station

事 (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

だ (だ)

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