動物は本能のままに振る舞う。

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動物は本能のままに振る舞う。

English Translation

Animals act on instinct.

Furigana

動物(どうぶつ)は本能(ほんのう)のままに振(ふ)る舞(ま)う。

Romanji

Dōbutsu wa honnō no mamani furumau.

Words

動物 (どうぶつ)

animal

は (は)

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

本能 (ほんのう)

instinct

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

儘に (ままに)

as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")

振る舞う (ふるまう)

to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)