老いた犬に新しい芸当を教え込むことはできない。

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English Translation

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Furigana

老(お)いた犬(いぬ)に新(あたら)しい芸当(げいとう)を教(おし)え込(こ)むことはできない。

Romanji

Oita inu ni atarashii geitō o oshiekomu koto wa dekinai.

Words

老いる (おいる)

to age; to grow old

犬 (いぬ)

dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); snoop (i.e. a detective, a spy, etc.); loser; asshole; counterfeit; inferior; useless; wasteful

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

新しい (あたらしい)

new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date; modern

芸当 (げいとう)

feat; risky attempt; trick; stunt

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.

教える (おしえる)

to teach; to inform; to instruct

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

出来る (できる)

to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at; to be permitted (to do); to become intimate; to take up (with somebody); to grow; to be raised; to become pregnant