言葉は時をまちがえると、有害無益である。

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English Translation

A word spoken at the wrong time can do very much more harm than good.

Furigana

言葉(ことば)は時(とき)をまちがえると、有害(ゆうがい)無益(むえき)である。

Romanji

Kotoba wa toki o machigaeru to, yūgai mueki de aru.

Words

言葉 (ことば、けとば)

language; dialect; word; words; phrase; term; expression; remark; speech; (manner of) speaking

は (は)

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

時 (とき)

time; hour; moment; occasion; case; chance; opportunity; season; the times; the age; the day; tense

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.

間違える (まちがえる)

to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

有害 (ゆうがい)

harmfulness

無益 (むえき)

useless; futile; vain

だ (だ)

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

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...