語の古い意味が現在の基本的な意味であるとは限らない。

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English Translation

An earlier sense of a word need not be its present basic sense.

Furigana

語(かたり)の古(ふる)い意味(いみ)が現在(げんざい)の基本的(きほんてき)な意味(いみ)であるとは限(かぎ)らない。

Romanji

Katari no furui imi ga genzai no kihonteki na imi de aru to wa kagiranai.

Words

語 (ご)

language; word

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

古い (ふるい)

old (not person); aged; ancient; antiquated; stale; threadbare; outmoded; obsolete article

意味 (いみ)

meaning; significance

が (が)

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

現在 (げんざい)

now; current; present; present time; as of

基本的 (きほんてき)

fundamental; standard; basic

だ (だ)

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