お年寄りに席を譲ることは確かに親切です。

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English Translation

To offer your seat to the old that is a kindness indeed.

Furigana

お年寄(としよ)りに席(せき)を譲(ゆず)ることは確(たし)かに親切(しんせつ)です。

Romanji

O toshiyori ni seki o yuzuru koto wa tashika ni shinsetsu desu.

Words

御 (お、おん)

honorific/polite/humble prefix

年寄り (としより)

old people; the aged; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

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

席 (せき)

seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post

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.

譲る (ゆずる)

to turn over; to assign; to hand over; to transmit; to convey; to sell; to dispose of; to yield; to surrender; to concede

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

は (は)

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

確か (たしか)

sure; certain; positive; definite; reliable; trustworthy; safe; sound; firm; accurate; correct; exact; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly; If I remember rightly

親切 (しんせつ)

kindness; gentleness

です (です)

be; is