赤ん坊は善悪の区別がつかない。

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赤ん坊は善悪の区別がつかない。

English Translation

A baby has no moral compass.

Furigana

赤(あか)ん坊(ぼう)は善悪(ぜんあく)の区別(くべつ)がつかない。

Romanji

Akanbō wa zen'aku no kubetsu ga tsukanai.

Words

赤ん坊 (あかんぼう、あかんぼ)

baby; infant

は (は)

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

善悪 (ぜんあく)

good and evil

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

区別 (くべつ)

distinction; differentiation; classification

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

点く (つく)

to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on); to be lighted; to catch fire