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Zach

誰の忠告に従うべきかわたしに教えて下さい。

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忠告 従う べき わたし 教えて 下さい

English Translation

Tell me whose advice to follow.

Furigana

(だれ)忠告(ちゅうこく)(したが)うべきかわたしに(おし)えて(くだ)さい。

Romanji

Dare no chūkoku ni shitagau beki ka watashi ni oshiete kudasai.

Words

(だれ、たれ、た)
who
()
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
忠告 (ちゅうこく)
advice; warning
()
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
従う (したがう)
to abide (by the rules); to obey; to follow; to accompany
可し (べし)
shall; should; must
()
indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way
(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
教える (おしえる)
to teach; to inform; to instruct
下さる (くださる)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour; to favor

Kanji

Readings: スイ、 だれ、 たれ、 た
Meanings: who, someone, somebody
Reading: チュウ
Meanings: loyalty, fidelity, faithfulness
Readings: コク、 つ.げる
Meanings: revelation, tell, inform, announce
Readings: ジュウ、 ショウ、 ジュ、 したが.う、 したが.える、 より
Meanings: accompany, obey, submit to, comply, follow, secondary, incidental, subordinate
Readings: キョウ、 おし.える、 おそ.わる
Meanings: teach, faith, doctrine
Readings: カ、 ゲ、 した、 しも、 もと、 さ.げる、 さ.がる、 くだ.る、 くだ.り、 くだ.す、 -くだ.す、 くだ.さる、 お.ろす、 お.りる
Meanings: below, down, descend, give, low, inferior