君は遅かれ早かれ怠けていたことを後悔するよ。

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English Translation

Sooner or later, you will regret your idleness.

Furigana

君(きみ)は遅(おそ)かれ早(はや)かれ怠(なま)けていたことを後悔(こうかい)するよ。

Romanji

Kimi wa osokare hayakare namaketeita koto o kōkaisuru yo.

Words

君 (きみ)

you; buddy; pal; monarch; ruler; sovereign; (one's) master

は (は)

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

遅い (おそい)

slow; late (e.g. "late at night"); too late; dull; stupid

早い (はやい)

fast; quick; hasty; brisk; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet; (too) early; easy; simple; quick

怠ける (なまける)

to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)

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

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.

後悔 (こうかい)

regret; repentance; remorse

よ (よ)

indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, etc.; used when calling out to someone; used to catch one's breath or get someone's attention; yo!