基礎に杭を打ち込むのを忘れて、空中に楼閣を建てるとは、あなたも愚かな人だ。

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English Translation

It is foolish of you to build a castle in the air while forgetting to drive in pilings for its foundation.

Furigana

基礎(きそ)に杭(くい)を打(う)ち込(こ)むのを忘(わす)れて、空中(くうちゅう)に楼閣(ろうかく)を建(た)てるとは、あなたも愚(おろ)かな人(ひと)だ。

Romanji

Kiso ni kui o uchikomu no o wasurete, kūchū ni rōkaku o tateru to wa, anata mo orokana hito da.

Words

基礎 (きそ)

foundation; basis

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

杭 (くい)

stake; post; pile; picket; stump

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.

打ち込む (うちこむ)

to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to smash; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades); to input (data); to enter; to devote oneself to; to go heart and soul into; to throw oneself into; to go head over heels for; to practice hitting (baseball, tennis, etc.); to hit (an opponent in kendo, boxing, etc.); to get a blow in; to invade one's opponent's territory (in the game of go); to place a stone in an opponent's formation; to pour (concrete, etc.) into a form

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

忘れる (わすれる)

to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)

空中 (くうちゅう)

sky; air

楼閣 (ろうかく)

multistoried building

建てる (たてる)

to build; to construct

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

は (は)

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

貴方 (あなた)

you (referring to someone of equal or lower status); dear (what a wife calls a husband)

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

愚か (おろか)

foolish; stupid

人 (ひと、ヒト)

man; person; human being; mankind; people; human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species; character; personality; man of talent; true man; another person; other people; others; adult

だ (だ)

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