その男は私にお前は誰かと尋ねたが、その質問に対しては私は答える必要はないと思った。

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English Translation

The man asked me who I was, to which question I did not think it necessary to answer.

Furigana

その男(おとこ)は私(わたし)にお前(まえ)は誰(だれ)かと尋(たず)ねたが、その質問(しつもん)に対(たい)しては私(わたし)は答(こた)える必要(ひつよう)はないと思(おも)った。

Romanji

Sono otoko wa watashi ni omae wa dare ka to tazuneta ga, sono shitsumon nitaishite wa watashi wa kotaeru hitsuyō wa nai to omotta.

Words

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

男 (おとこ、おっこ)

man; male; fellow; guy; chap; bloke; male lover; boyfriend; man; manliness; manly honor; manly honour; manly reputation

は (は)

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

私 (わたし、わたくし)

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

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

お前 (おまえ、おまい、おめえ)

you (formerly honorific, now sometimes derog. term referring to an equal or inferior); presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)

誰 (だれ、たれ、た)

who

か (か)

indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way

と (と)

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

尋ねる (たずねる)

to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into; to investigate

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

質問 (しつもん)

question; inquiry; enquiry

に対して (にたいして)

towards; against; regarding; in contrast with

答える (こたえる)

to answer; to reply

必要 (ひつよう)

necessary; needed; essential; indispensable; necessity; need; requirement

ない (ない)

not; emphatic suffix

思う (おもう)

to think; to consider; to believe; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to regard; to imagine; to suppose; to dream; to expect; to look forward to; to feel; to desire; to want; to recall; to remember