私は期末試験の前にもっと勉強するべきだった。

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English Translation

I should have studied harder before the term exams.

Furigana

私(わたし)は期末(きまつ)試験(しけん)の前(まえ)にもっと勉強(べんきょう)するべきだった。

Romanji

Watashi wa kimatsu shiken no mae ni motto benkyōsuru beki datta.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

は (は)

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

期末 (きまつ)

end of term

試験 (しけん)

examination; test; study; trial; experiment

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

前 (まえ)

ago; before (some event); previously; (minutes) to (the hour); in front (of); before (e.g. the house); head (of a line); front (e.g. of a bus); fore part; in the presence of; helping; portion; privates; private parts

に (に)

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

もっと (もっと)

(some) more; even more; longer; further

勉強 (べんきょう)

study; diligence; discount; reduction

可し (べし)

shall; should; must

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative