君は趣味にそんな大金を費やすべきではなかったのに。

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English Translation

You ought not to have spent so much money on your hobby.

Furigana

君(きみ)は趣味(しゅみ)にそんな大金(たいきん)を費(つい)やすべきではなかったのに。

Romanji

Kimi wa shumi ni sonna taikin o tsuiyasu beki de wa nakatta noni.

Words

君 (きみ)

you; buddy; pal; monarch; ruler; sovereign; (one's) master

は (は)

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

趣味 (しゅみ)

hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking

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

そんな (そんな)

such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of

大金 (たいきん、おおがね)

large amount of money; great cost

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.

費やす (ついやす)

to spend; to expend; to consume; to waste; to squander; to throw away; to devote

可し (べし)

shall; should; must

だ (だ)

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

無い (ない)

nonexistent; not being (there); unpossessed; unowned; not had; unique; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility; not ...; to not be...; to have not ...

のに (のに)

although; when; and yet; despite this; in spite of; even though; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless; for all that; notwithstanding that; while; if only; I wish; I tell you; you should do; in order to