学ぶことをやめる人間は、死んだも同然だ。

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English Translation

The man who stops learning is as good as dead.

Furigana

学(まな)ぶことをやめる人間(にんげん)は、死(し)んだも同然(どうぜん)だ。

Romanji

Manabu koto o yameru ningen wa, shinda mo dōzen da.

Words

学ぶ (まなぶ)

to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

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.

止める (やめる)

to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to end; to quit; to cancel; to abandon; to give up; to abolish; to abstain; to refrain

人間 (にんげん)

human being; person; man; mankind; humankind; character (of a person)

は (は)

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

死ぬ (しぬ)

to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to look dead; to cease; to stop

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

同然 (どうぜん)

similar to; same; right; proper; just; natural

だ (だ)

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