薄暗い明かりで本を読んではいけない。

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薄暗い明かりで本を読んではいけない。

English Translation

You shouldn't read in such poor light.

Furigana

薄暗(うすぐら)い明(あ)かりで本(ほん)を読(よ)んではいけない。

Romanji

Usugurai akari de hon o yonde waikenai.

Words

薄暗い (うすぐらい)

dim; gloomy

明かり (あかり)

light; illumination; glow; gleam; lamp; light

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.

本 (ほん)

book; volume; script; this; present; main; head; real; regular; counter for long cylindrical things; counter for films, TV shows, etc.; counter for goals, home runs, etc.; counter for telephone calls

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.

読む (よむ)

to read; to count; to guess; to predict; to read (someone's thoughts); to see (e.g. into someone's heart); to divine

ば (ば)

if ... then; when; and; why don't you...?; the more (one does something); because; since