流れを渡っている間に馬を取り替えるな。

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流れ を 渡っている 間 に 馬 を 取り替える な 。

English Translation

Never swap horses while crossing a stream.

Furigana

流(なが)れを渡(わた)っている間(ま)に馬(うま)を取(と)り替(か)えるな。

Romanji

Nagare o watatteiru ma ni uma o torikaeru na.

Words

流れ (ながれ)

stream; current; flow; course of events

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.

渡る (わたる)

to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range; to span

間 (ま)

space; room; time; pause

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

馬 (うま、いま、おま、ウマ)

horse; promoted bishop

取り替える (とりかえる)

to exchange; to replace

な (な)

(sentence end, mainly masc.) indicates emotion or emphasis; (used with masu stem verb) command; (used with dictionary form verb) prohibition

Kanji

流

Readings: リュウ、 ル、 なが.れる、 なが.れ、 なが.す、 -なが.す

Meanings: current, a sink, flow, forfeit

渡

Readings: ト、 わた.る、 -わた.る、 わた.す

Meanings: transit, ford, ferry, cross, import, deliver, diameter, migrate

間

Readings: カン、 ケン、 あいだ、 ま、 あい

Meanings: interval, space

馬

Readings: バ、 うま、 うま-、 ま

Meaning: horse

取

Readings: シュ、 と.る、 と.り、 と.り-、 とり、 -ど.り

Meanings: take, fetch, take up

替

Readings: タイ、 か.える、 か.え-、 か.わる

Meanings: exchange, spare, substitute, per-