近ごろの親は概して子供に甘いので、マナーの知らない子供が多い。

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English Translation

As these days most parents indulge their children, many children don't know what good manners are.

Furigana

近(ちか)ごろの親(おや)は概(がい)して子供(こども)に甘(あま)いので、マナーの知(し)らない子供(こども)が多(おお)い。

Romanji

Chikagoro no oya wa gaishite kodomo ni amai node, mana- no shiranai kodomo ga ōi.

Words

近頃 (ちかごろ)

lately; recently; nowadays

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

親 (おや)

parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); founder; (pet) owner

は (は)

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

概して (がいして)

generally; as a rule

子供 (こども)

child; children

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

甘い (あまい)

sweet-tasting; sweet; sugary; sugared; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; not spicy; naive; overly optimistic; soft on; generous; indulgent; easy-going; lenient; half-hearted; not finished properly; insufficient; not satisfactory; inadequate; loose; mild; tempting; enticing; luring

ので (ので、んで)

that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...

マナー (マナー)

manners; etiquette

知る (しる)

to be aware of; to know; to be conscious of; to cognize; to cognise; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to remember; to be acquainted with (a procedure); to experience; to go through; to learn; to be acquainted with (a person); to get to know; to concern

が (が)

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

多い (おおい)

many; numerous