父(ちち) chichiは wa私(わたし) watashiに niいつも itsumo勇(ゆう)敢(かん) yuukanで de快(かい)活(かつ) kaikatsuであれ deareと to言(い)い()ま()し()た() iimashita。 My father always told me to be brave and cheerful. Literal Father [topic-は] me [to-に] always brave-and cheerful be [quotative-と] said. 勇敢で快活であれ — であれ is the imperative of the copula である, giving a literary/formal command. 勇敢 (brave) and 快活 (cheerful) are na-adjectives joined with で. familyparentingadvice and suggestionsquotative と~である (formal copula)
父(ちち) chichiは wa私(わたし) watashiに niいつも itsumo勇(ゆう)敢(かん) yuukanで de快(かい)活(かつ) kaikatsuであれ deareと to言(い)い()ま()し()た() iimashita。 My father always told me to be brave and cheerful. Literal Father [topic-は] me [to-に] always brave-and cheerful be [quotative-と] said. 勇敢で快活であれ — であれ is the imperative of the copula である, giving a literary/formal command. 勇敢 (brave) and 快活 (cheerful) are na-adjectives joined with で. familyparentingadvice and suggestionsquotative と~である (formal copula)