ある国を知る最良の方法は、行って、自分の目で見ることだ。

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English Translation

The best way to know what a country is like is to go and see it with your own eyes.

Furigana

ある国(くに)を知(し)る最良(さいりょう)の方法(ほうほう)は、行(おこな)って、自分(じぶん)の目(め)で見(み)ることだ。

Romanji

Aru kuni o shiru sairyō no hōhō wa, okonatte, jibun no me de miru koto da.

Words

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...

国 (くに)

country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan); land; earth

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.

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

最良 (さいりょう)

the best; ideal

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

方法 (ほうほう)

method; process; manner; way; means; technique

は (は)

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

行う (おこなう)

to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out

自分 (じぶん)

myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself; I; me; you

目 (め)

eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; vision; look; stare; glance; an experience; viewpoint; stitch; texture; weave; ordinal number suffix; somewhat; -ish

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

見る (みる)

to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe; to look over; to look on; to assess; to examine; to judge; to look after; to keep an eye on; to take care of; to view (e.g. flowers, movie); to try; to try out; to see that...; to find that...

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

だ (だ)

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