君の動機は立派だったが行動はそうではなかった。

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English Translation

Your motive was admirable, but your action was not.

Furigana

君(きみ)の動機(どうき)は立派(りっぱ)だったが行動(こうどう)はそうではなかった。

Romanji

Kimi no dōki wa rippa datta ga kōdō wa sō de wa nakatta.

Words

君 (きみ)

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

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

動機 (どうき)

motive; incentive; motif

は (は)

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

立派 (りっぱ)

splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent; praiseworthy; creditable; worthy; legal; legitimate; lawful; undeniable (e.g. crime); indisputable; solid

だ (だ)

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

が (が)

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

行動 (こうどう)

action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation

そう (そう)

so; really; seeming; appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of

無い (ない)

nonexistent; not being (there); unpossessed; unowned; not had; unique; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility; not ...; to not be...; to have not ...