制服は、なにを着るべきかという大切な選択を若者から奪う。

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English Translation

Uniforms deprive youths of an important choice: what to wear.

Furigana

制服(せいふく)は、なにを着(き)るべきかという大切(たいせつ)な選択(せんたく)を若者(わかもの)から奪(うば)う。

Romanji

Seifuku wa, nani o kiru beki ka toiu taisetsuna sentaku o wakamono kara ubau.

Words

制服 (せいふく)

uniform

は (は)

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

何 (なに、なん)

what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!

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.

着る (きる)

to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)

可し (べし)

shall; should; must

か (か)

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

と言う (という、とゆう)

called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X

大切 (たいせつ、たいせち)

important; necessary; indispensable; beloved; precious; dear; cherished; valuable; careful

選択 (せんたく)

selection; choice; option

若者 (わかもの)

young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters

から (から)

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since

奪う (うばう)

to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal